The Golden Horse Tavern, Baltimore, Maryland

Alexander Forsyth, Jr. was the proprieter of The Golden Horse Tavern in 1796, and probably in 1794. He held it until probably 1800 when he moved the Pennsylvania Ave. In 1824, William Frame had the taven.

John Thomas Scharf in his "History of Baltimore City and County", 1881, referred to the proprietor as W. Forsyth. Presumably this is referring to Alexander Forsyth, Jr. According to Don Bonsteel at The Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, "The 1796 and 1799 city directories are alphabetical listings of residents by surname and no business directory is included." The only name of Forsyth found in either of those directories is Alexander Forsyth at 104 N. Howard St. The address of the Golden Horse at the Northwest corner of Franklin and Howard Sts. was 91 Franklin St.. If the address had been on Howard it would have been 125 or perhaps 201 N. Howard St. It is doubtful if 104 N. Howard St. was a tavern because in 1816 and 1822, a cooper lived at this residence. The Golden Horse Tavern was located 10 doors north and across the street from where Alexander Forsyth lived in 1796, and since no other Forsyth's are listed in the 1796 directory, it seems most likely that the author confused his data and wrote the wrong name.

The Northwest corner of Franklin and Howard Sts. is no longer in the 100 block; the address is now 300 W. Franklin St. and is referred to in a planning commision report for August 2009 as the Hotel Building. The address of the Mayfair Theater which is next door on Howard is 506. N. Howard St.