The Raleigh Tavern was the site of social and cultural gatherings. Large private rooms like the Apollo Room could be rented out for balls, lectures, concerts, meetings, dinners, or gaming—including gambling. Painted in gold above the mantel of the Raleigh’s Apollo Room are Latin words that translate to “Jollity, the off spring of wisdom and good living.” The Apollo Room often provided jollity.
Raleigh Tavern Apollo Room
