Martin's Tavern - Wikipedia Local City Guide

Martin's Tavern is a family-owned restaurant in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1933, it is the oldest family-owned restaurant in Washington, D.C.

History

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20th century

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In 1933, Martin's Tavern was founded by former Major League Baseball player and manager Billy Martin. It is located at 1264 Wisconsin Avenue NW, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington D.C.

The tavern has hosted each U.S. President from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush.^[1]

On June 24, 1953, then U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, his future wife.

21st century

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In April 2020, Martin's Tavern appeared on the Cooking Channel show Man v. Food in a Washington, D.C.–based episode.

External links

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Official site

References

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^ Hahn, Fritz (June 11, 2004). "Martin's, One for the Ages". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 4, 2008.

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History	Organic Act of 1801 Organic Act of 1871 Street renaming Washington County, D.C. Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Historic sites	1222 28th Street NW Car Barn Chesapeake and Ohio Canal City Tavern Club The Corcoran School Customhouse and Post Office Dumbarton House Dumbarton Oaks Evermay Exorcist steps Farmers and Mechanics Bank Forrest-Marbury House Georgetown Market Georgetown Neighborhood Library Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory Halcyon House John Stoddert Haw House Healy Hall Laird-Dunlop House Lauinger Library McDonough Gymnasium Old North Old Stone House Isaac Owens House Newton D. Baker House Prospect House Quality Hill Smith Row Statue of John Carroll Three Sisters Tidewater Lock Tudor Place Van Ness Mausoleum Vigilant Firehouse Volta Laboratory and Bureau
Houses of worship	Christ Church Dahlgren Chapel Georgetown Visitation Monastery Grace Episcopal Church Holy Trinity Catholic Church Kesher Israel Mount Zion United Methodist Church Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel St. John's Episcopal Church
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Education	British International School of Washington Duke Ellington School of the Arts Georgetown Female Seminary Georgetown University Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Holy Trinity School
Parks and cemeteries	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Dumbarton Oaks Park Georgetown Waterfront Park Francis Scott Key Memorial Glover-Archbold Park Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery Montrose Park Mount Zion Cemetery Oak Hill Cemetery Presbyterian Burying Ground
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