Peyton Randolph House
- Also Known As: Randolph-Peachy House
- Address: Nicholson St and N England St
- Historical Museum of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1715/00/00 | Robertson House (west wing of Peyton Randolph House) is built by William Robertson | |||||
1724/07/20 | Sir John Randolph | Home | Sir John Randolph buys the east lot for 50 pounds, builds a house (now the rebuilt east wing of Peyton Randolph house) | |||
1730/00/00 | Peyton Randolph, Sir John's son, builds a two-story structure to join the two houses | |||||
1781/10/00 | Marquis de Lafayette | Patriot Commander | Lafayette quarters at Peyton Randolph House during the 1781 Siege of Yorktown. | Siege of Yorktown | ||
1781/10/00 | Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur | French General | Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur uses Peyton Randolph House as his headquarters during the 1781 Siege of Yorktown. | Siege of Yorktown | ||
1824/10/18 | Marquis de Lafayette | National Guest | Lafayette stays in the Peyton Randolph House. | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
1862/05/05 | Peachy Family home is used as a hospital for Union and Confederate troops wounded during the Battle of Williamsburg. | Battle of Williamsburg |
Particulars for Peyton Randolph House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Cultural Affiliation | Colonial American |
Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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