The property was sold to Larkin Smith in 1791 and in 1792 was bought by Colonel Gustav Wallace who rented the building to Mr. John Frasier, who operated a tavern there.

[5] The building is filled with period furnishings and stories of early life in Fredericksburg.

[6] In mid-2012, Preservation Virginia signed an agreement passing ownership to the newly created "Washington Heritage Museums" group by 2013.

No longer serving food and drink, guides provide visitors with a lively interpretation of eighteenth-century tavern life.

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