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December 24, 1784.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building was located at the southwest corner of King (now Warren) and Second (now State) Streets from 1730 until 1837 when it was torn down. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_Arms_Tavern&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historian William Backes described the original building as "a stone house two stories high with gable roof. The building measured 45 feet front by 53 feet in depth, with a kitchen in the rear containing rooms for servants on the second floor. It was the handsomest and most commodious house in Trenton in its day."<sup id="cite_ref-backes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-backes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1740 until 1742 it was the official residence of <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Morris_(governor)" title="Lewis Morris (governor)">Royal Governor Lewis Morris</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-backes_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-backes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Assunpink_Creek" title="Battle of the Assunpink Creek">Second Battle of Trenton</a>, it was involved in "one of the most brutal military murders" of the New Jersey campaign when Reverend John Rosburgh was bayonetted to death by <a href="/wiki/Hessian_(soldiers)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hessian (soldiers)">Hessian</a> troops.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From April 1, 1780, until February 1781 it was known as the Thirteen Stars and run by Jacob Bergen. In 1781, John Cape, upon becoming the proprietor, changed the name to the French and Indian Arms, commonly referred to as the French Arms Tavern. In 1783, Jacob Bergen returned to operate the tavern again. It was extensively renovated in 1784, combining the rooms on the first floor into one room known as the Long Room.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore Furman, James Ewing, and Conrad Knotts signed a lease with Bergen for annual payment of 150 pounds for "the use and purpose of Congress of the United States to set in."<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It continued to be known as the French Arms Tavern until being leased to Francis Witt on January 4, 1785 and renamed the Blazing Star. </p><p>From December 11 to December 18, 1787, it served as the meeting location for the New Jersey <a href="/wiki/Ratification" title="Ratification">ratification</a> convention for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 1, 1789, Henry Drake took over the tavern and renamed it the City Tavern. It was here on April 21, 1789, that <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>, journeying to New York for his inauguration, dined after being <a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_reception_at_Trenton" title="George Washington's reception at Trenton">received by the citizens of Trenton</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Assunpink_Creek" title="Assunpink Creek">Assunpink Creek</a> Bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1836, the First Mechanics and Manufacturers Bank purchased the property, tore down the tavern and constructed a new two-story building on the site.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building is currently occupied by a branch of <a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo" title="Wells Fargo">Wells Fargo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_Arms_Tavern&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 305px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 300px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:French_Arms_Tavern,_Trenton,_NJ_-_information_plaque.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Plaque commemorating the ratification of the United States Constitution on the One West State Street building now at this site"><img alt="Plaque commemorating the ratification of the United States Constitution on the One West State Street building now at this site" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/French_Arms_Tavern%2C_Trenton%2C_NJ_-_information_plaque.jpg/259px-French_Arms_Tavern%2C_Trenton%2C_NJ_-_information_plaque.jpg" decoding="async" width="259" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/French_Arms_Tavern%2C_Trenton%2C_NJ_-_information_plaque.jpg/388px-French_Arms_Tavern%2C_Trenton%2C_NJ_-_information_plaque.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/French_Arms_Tavern%2C_Trenton%2C_NJ_-_information_plaque.jpg/517px-French_Arms_Tavern%2C_Trenton%2C_NJ_-_information_plaque.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2653" data-file-height="2155" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Plaque commemorating the ratification of the United States Constitution on the One West State Street building now at this site</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 305px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 300px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21,_1789,_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_-_N._C._Wyeth,_at_TESU.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Reception to Washington on April 21, 1789, at Trenton on his way to New York to Assume the Duties of the Presidency of the United States, by N. C. Wyeth, 1930"><img alt="Reception to Washington on April 21, 1789, at Trenton on his way to New York to Assume the Duties of the Presidency of the United States, by N. C. Wyeth, 1930" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21%2C_1789%2C_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_-_N._C._Wyeth%2C_at_TESU.jpg/136px-Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21%2C_1789%2C_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_-_N._C._Wyeth%2C_at_TESU.jpg" decoding="async" width="136" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21%2C_1789%2C_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_-_N._C._Wyeth%2C_at_TESU.jpg/204px-Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21%2C_1789%2C_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_-_N._C._Wyeth%2C_at_TESU.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21%2C_1789%2C_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_-_N._C._Wyeth%2C_at_TESU.jpg/273px-Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21%2C_1789%2C_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_-_N._C._Wyeth%2C_at_TESU.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1485" data-file-height="2286" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i><a href="/wiki/Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21,_1789,_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_to_Assume_the_Duties_of_the_Presidency_of_the_United_States" title="Reception to Washington on April 21, 1789, at Trenton on his way to New York to Assume the Duties of the Presidency of the United States">Reception to Washington on April 21, 1789, at Trenton on his way to New York to Assume the Duties of the Presidency of the United States</a></i>, by <a href="/wiki/N._C._Wyeth" title="N. 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West State Street building on this site</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 305px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 300px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Entrance,_One_West_State_Street,_Trenton,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze doors at One West State Street, featuring bas-relief portraits of George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin."><img alt="Bronze doors at One West State Street, featuring bas-relief portraits of George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Entrance%2C_One_West_State_Street%2C_Trenton%2C_NJ.jpg/300px-Entrance%2C_One_West_State_Street%2C_Trenton%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" 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navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morrisville%E2%80%93Trenton_Railroad_Bridge" title="Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge">Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northeast_Corridor" title="Northeast Corridor">Northeast Corridor</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton%E2%80%93Morrisville_Toll_Bridge" title="Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge">Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge</a> (<a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_1" title="U.S. Route 1">US 1</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Trenton_Bridge" title="Lower Trenton Bridge">Lower Trenton Bridge</a> (<a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_1_Business_(Trenton,_New_Jersey)" title="U.S. Route 1 Business (Trenton, New Jersey)">US 1 BUS</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calhoun_Street_Bridge" title="Calhoun Street Bridge">Calhoun Street Bridge</a> (<a href="/wiki/Calhoun_Street_Extension" title="Calhoun Street Extension">Calhoun Street</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Highway" title="Lincoln Highway">Lincoln Highway</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trenton_Public_Schools" title="Trenton Public Schools">Trenton Public Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton_Catholic_Academy" title="Trenton Catholic Academy">Trenton Catholic Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_School_of_Trenton" title="Islamic School of Trenton">Islamic School of Trenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Edison_State_University" title="Thomas Edison State University">Thomas Edison State University</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Trent" title="William Trent">William Trent</a> (<a href="/wiki/William_Trent_House" title="William Trent House">William Trent House</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Barracks_Museum" title="Old Barracks Museum">Old Barracks Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Trenton" title="Battle of Trenton">Battle of Trenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Assunpink_Creek" title="Battle of the Assunpink Creek">Battle of the Assunpink Creek</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">French Arms Tavern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_reception_at_Trenton" title="George Washington's reception at Trenton">George Washington's reception at Trenton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21,_1789,_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_to_Assume_the_Duties_of_the_Presidency_of_the_United_States" title="Reception to Washington on April 21, 1789, at Trenton on his way to New York to Assume the Duties of the Presidency of the United States">painting</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relocation_of_the_United_States_Government_to_Trenton" title="Relocation of the United States Government to Trenton">Relocation of the United States Government to Trenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Cooper" title="Peter Cooper">Peter Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Roebling%27s_Sons_Company,_Trenton_N.J.,_Block_3" title="John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton N.J., Block 3">John A. Roebling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton_Six" title="Trenton Six">Trenton Six</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_All_Night_shooting" title="Art All Night shooting">Art All Night shooting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_House_Historic_District" title="State House Historic District">State House Historic District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton_Ferry_Historic_District" title="Trenton Ferry Historic District">Trenton Ferry Historic District</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Government</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> state capital</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_House" title="New Jersey State House">New Jersey State House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Library" title="New Jersey State Library">New Jersey State Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Museum" title="New Jersey State Museum">New Jersey State Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_J._Hughes_Justice_Complex" title="Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex">Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Division_of_Motor_Vehicles_Building" title="New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles Building">New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Prison" title="New Jersey State Prison">New Jersey State Prison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton_War_Memorial" title="Trenton War Memorial">Trenton War Memorial</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other government</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County_Courthouse_(New_Jersey)" title="Mercer County Courthouse (New Jersey)">Mercer County Courthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarkson_S._Fisher_Federal_Building_and_United_States_Courthouse" title="Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United States Courthouse">Clarkson S. 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href="/wiki/Old_Masonic_Temple_(Trenton,_New_Jersey)" title="Old Masonic Temple (Trenton, New Jersey)">Old Masonic Temple</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton_City_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Trenton City Museum">Trenton City Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Category:National Register of Historic Places in Trenton, New Jersey">National Register of Historic Places</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_(Trenton)" title="The Times (Trenton)">The Times</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Trentonian" title="The Trentonian">The Trentonian</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKXW" title="WKXW">New Jersey 101.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPST" title="WPST">94.5 PST</a></li></ul> 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Mary’s Cathedral</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Diocese_of_New_Jersey" title="Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey">Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trinity_Episcopal_Cathedral_(Trenton,_New_Jersey)" title="Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Trenton, New Jersey)">Trinity Episcopal Cathedral</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trentoniana" title="Trentoniana">Trentoniana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Plum" title="Stephanie Plum">Stephanie Plum</a> book series</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Government_of_the_United_States_under_the_Articles_of_Confederation" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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