▁in ▁England ▁Category : G rade ▁II ▁listed ▁houses ▁Category : G rade ▁II ▁listed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Ch esh ire <0x0A> </s> ▁B agg ' s ▁Hotel ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Ut ica , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁B agg ' s ▁Ta vern ▁preced ed ▁it ▁and ▁hosted ▁General ▁George ▁Washington , ▁General ▁La f ay ette , ▁Henry ▁Clay ▁and ▁General ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁log ▁house ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁by ▁Mos es ▁B agg . ▁B agg ' s ▁Square ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁marks ▁the ▁historic ▁location . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁Mos es ▁B agg , ▁a ▁black sm ith , ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Old ▁Fort ▁Sch uy ler ▁on ▁a ▁flat ▁boat ▁up ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁he ▁purchased ▁four ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁from ▁Joseph ▁Ball ou ▁for ▁his ▁business ▁on ▁Main ▁Street . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁ ▁constructed ▁a ▁hotel ▁for ▁travel ers ▁waiting ▁for ▁their ▁horses ▁to ▁be ▁sho ed . ▁It ▁grew ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁" sh ant y ", ▁to ▁a ▁two ▁story ▁wooden ▁building , ▁and ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Mos es ▁B agg ▁Jr . ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 . ▁Gu ests ▁included ▁Thomas ▁Moore , ▁Joseph ▁Bon ap arte , ▁A aron ▁B urr ▁and ▁Washington ▁Ir ving . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁site ▁was ▁bought ▁out