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Taverns
were important places for both eating and meeting. They were
modeled after the British alehouse. Dishes at Chowning's
were plain foods, such as Brunswick stew and Welsh rarebit.
In the evening were gambols with games, ballad singers and
other entertainment.
Taverns
were also built as rental properties. The Brick House Tavern
had twelve separate entrances for the privacy of its
tenants. Itinerant tradesmen, students at the College of
William and Mary, and others needing a place to live might
lodge here. Many of these historic inns are still used to
house the tourists who come to visit Williamsburg each
year.
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