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building and Avon Hall which dates back to the early 1800s.”
Back then, Avon Hall was called Thorn’s Tavern and. it occupied a site on Gay Strdet, where now the Rappahannock Medical Center is. At that time, the historical society building was a dependency of Thorn’s Tavern.
In 1931, Clyde Baggarljt, a grandson of the first builder and a lawyer in Washington, DC., moved the house to its present site, added the Classical pillars and renamed it Avon Hall.
Invitations to the Sept. 30 fundraiser will be mailed at the end of this month. Persons interested in attending also may call the historical society, 675-1163. Tickets are $75 per person and space is limited.
Many Rappahannock residents and their guests have fond memories of Avon Hall, the site for many years of the Town of Washington’s annual Fourth of July celebration hosted by the late Mr. Carrigan.
The garden party celebration at Avon Hall is made possible through the “generosity” of the nephews of the late Mr. Carrigan, Mark Eggert and Jim Carrigan, said Raymond Gooch, president of the historical society. “We wish to express how thankful we are,” he said.
The last time Avon Hallwas open to the public was in 1961 when Trinity Episcopal Church held its annual house tour and dried flower sale. -
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