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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1755/00/00 Elizabeth Taliaferro Wythe Bride Wythe House is built as a wedding present for Elizabeth and George Wythe
1755/00/00 Richard Taliaferro Architect Wythe House is built as a wedding present for Elizabeth and George Wythe
1755/00/00 George Wythe Groom Wythe House is built as a wedding present for Elizabeth and George Wythe
1760/04/00 George Wythe Law Examiner Law-Examiners George Wythe and Pendleton reject Patrick Henry's law license application. Patrick Henry Receives His Law License
1762/04/00 Thomas Jefferson Home Thomas Jefferson begins studying law in Williamsburg under George Wythe. He will study with Wythe until 1767.
1785/00/00 Thomas Lee Shippen Education Thomas Shippen reads law with George Wythe from 1784-1786.
1787/08/14 Elizabeth Taliaferro Wythe Died Elizabeth dies "after a long and lingering sickness which she bore with the patience of a true Christian."
1789/00/00 St George Tucker Work John Stark Ravenscroft attends schools in Scotland and England until 1789, when he returns to Virginia on family business and enrolls at William and Mary to complete a law degree under the tutelage of George Wythe and St George Tucker.
1789/00/00 Bishop John Stark Ravenscroft Education John Stark Ravenscroft attends schools in Scotland and England until 1789, when he returns to Virginia on family business and enrolls at William and Mary to complete a law degree under the tutelage of George Wythe and St George Tucker.
1791/00/00 George Wythe Home George Wythe moves to Richmond to serve as a judge on Virginia's court of Chancery, he served till 1802

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Particulars for Wythe House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Georgian Architecture
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling

Data
Williamsburg Block: 21
Williamsburg Building: 4


US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 70000866
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Taffiaferro,Richard
Architectural Style: Georgian
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1750-1799
Significant Year: c 1750, c 1755, 1791
Associated People: Wythe,George
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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