The Gabreil Daveis Tavern was built in 1756 as part of a 178 acre plantation and was the first recorded tavern along the “Irish Road,” the great road leading from Gloucester Township to Great Egg Harbor. Guests could find lodging and a meal for a few shillings and pence. Notable persons who inhabited the tavern over the years included Benjamin Pittfield in 1771, a patriot leader during the Revolutionary War; Major George Payne in 1779, a patriot and owner of a privateer, a privately owned and armed ship licensed to prey on enemy vessels; and Captain Edward Warrick in 1865, an officer during the Civil War. The last owner was William F. Schuck, who owned the property from 1923 to 1976, and in his will Mr. Schurk deeded the property to the Township of Gloucester to be preserved as a historic structure.