Dobbin House Tavern

{{short description|Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Dobbin House

| nrhp_type =

| image = Dobbin Gettysburg 2.JPG

| caption = Dobbin House Tavern, November 2010

| designated_other1_name = Pennsylvania state historical marker

| designated_other1_abbr = PHMC

| designated_other1_date = December 12, 1947{{cite web | title =PHMC Historical Markers | work =Historical Marker Database | publisher =Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission | url =http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ | accessdate =December 7, 2013 | archive-url =https://archive.today/20131207041235/http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ | archive-date =December 7, 2013 | url-status =dead }}

| designated_other1_link = List of Pennsylvania state historical markers

| designated_other1_color = navy

| designated_other1_textcolor = #ffc94b

| location = 89 Steinwehr Ave., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

| coordinates = {{coord|39|49|20|N|77|13|59|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA

| built = 1776

| added = March 26, 1973

| area = {{convert|0.3|acre}}

| refnum = 73001584{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Dobbin House Tavern, known also as Dobbin House, on 89 Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is a tavern which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It was established in 1776, making it the oldest standing structure in the town limits of Gettysburg. It was built to be a home for Reverend Alexander Dobbin and his family. The building may have been a first stop on the Underground Railroad north of the Mason–Dixon line, although this has not been substantiated. During and after the Battle of Gettysburg, the house served as a temporary field hospital.{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database| access-date = 2011-12-15| archive-date = 2007-07-21| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| url-status = dead}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H001256_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dobbin House| accessdate = 2011-12-08| author = Marcella M. Sherfy| format = PDF| date = November 1972}}

During the latter half of the 20th century, the Dobbin House was home to a large Civil War diorama and a gift center catering to battlefield tourists. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Today, the house is a popular tavern and restaurant.