Facing the northwest side of Morristown Green, about 100 to 150 feet
from the present Washington Street corner, is the site of the Arnold
Tavern, which, according to local tradition, served as Washington’s
headquarters in the winter of 1777 (p. 5). Built some years before the
Revolutionary War, this structure was originally quite pretentious and
handsomely furnished. During the nineteenth century it was converted
into stores, and, in 1886, removed to another part of Morristown. Fire
completed destruction of the building some 25 years later.
[Illustration: _“Washington’s Inaugural Costume,” a typical exhibit
in the historical museum._]