Over the past 15 or 20 years, questions had arisen about the saving of the building and the establishment of the Club as founding or early members moved out of governance or active use of the Club. In an effort to capture the oral history two videos were done at the 50th anniversary of the Club and later in 2016 to capture their stores live.
In the first video, people kept referring to Marjorie James and her work as the impetus for the discovery that the City Tavern still existed and was worth saving. Several years later, it took Nancy Pyne a little while to locate Marjorie, but together they joined John Irelan for this oral history on the discovery of the historic landmark and how they undertook to preserve it.
The City Tavern was first built in 1796 and was restored by the City Tavern Association.
Founders
Mr. Robert Calhoun Baker
Capt. And Mrs. Peter Belin (USN, RET.)
Mrs. Denton Blair
Hon. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
Hon. and Mrs. David K.E. Bruce
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Burling, JR.
Mr. Paul Callaway
Mr. John Cowell Colie
Mrs. Carley Dawson
Mr. and Mrs. Andre De Limur
Mr. O. Emerson Duncan, II
Hon. and Mrs. Gordon Gray
Hon. and Mrs. H. Struve Hensel
Miss Elizabeth Houghton
Mr. and Mrs. Alan G. James
Mrs. Florence Stephenson Mahoney
Mr. and Mrs. Armistead Peter, III
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Peter, JR.
Mr. H. Alexander Smith, JR
Miss Elizabeth Young
People Saving Places
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