THE INDIAN KING TAVERN WAS BUILT IN 1750 ALONG THE ROADS THAT CONNECTED PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK AND THE DELAWARE RIVER AND ATLANTIC OCEAN THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE MET IN THE BUILDING IN 1777, JUST MONTHS AFTER ADOPTING THE STATE S FIRST CONSTITUTION, SOLIDIFYING THE TAVERN S PLACE IN THE STATE S POLITICAL HISTORY THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT REPAIRS TO THE BUILDING S EXTERIOR ENVELOPE AND INTERIOR FINISHES THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED 119,000 IN NON FEDERAL MATCH