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PLACES

Name of Notable Genus AsNotedIn Address Proximity
Name Genus AsNotedIn Address Proximity
Raleigh Tavern
  • Sight
  • Visit
410 E Duke of Gloucester St Btn Capital and N Botetourt St
Bruton Parish Church
  • Sight
  • NRHP
  • US NHL
Duke of Gloucester St
Peyton Randolph House
  • Sight
  • NRHP
  • US NHL
Nicholson St and N England St
James Semple House
  • Sight
  • NRHP
  • US NHL
S side of Frances St Btw Blair St and Walker St
Wythe House
  • Sight
  • NRHP
  • US NHL
W side of the Palace Green
Williamsburg Inn
  • Sight
  • NRHP
136 E Francis St
Governor's Palace Williamsburg
  • Sight
  • Visit
300 Palace Green St Scotland St
Matthew Whaley School
  • Sight
  • NRHP
301 Scotland St
Merchants Square and Resort Historic District
  • Sight
  • NRHP
Boundary St, Duke of Gloucester St, S England St, Francis St, Henry St Prince George St

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1699/00/00 Virginia House of Burgesses Virginia House of Burgesses begins convening in Williamsburg.
1765/05/29 Patrick Henry Patriot Patrick Henry makes a speech before the Virginia House of Burgesses in favor of the Virginia Resolves: "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles I his Cromwell, and George III may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." The Stamp Act
1765/05/30 House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Resolves, 4 resolutions denouncing the Stamp Act since, according to British law, people are subject to taxation only by a parliament to which themselves have elected representatives. The Stamp Act
1776/05/00 Archibald Cary Chairman Virginia Convention instructs Virginia's delegates to the Second Continental Congress to propose a declaration of independence. Lee Resolution Fifth Virginia Convention
1776/05/06 Isaac Zane Representative Fifth Virginia Convention Fifth Virginia Convention
1776/06/12 Archibald Cary Committee Member Virginia Declaration of Rights adopted Virginia Declaration of Rights Fifth Virginia Convention
1776/06/12 George Mason Principal author Virginia Declaration of Rights adopted Virginia Declaration of Rights Fifth Virginia Convention
1781/09/14 George Washington American Commander in Chief Washington and Rochambeau arrive in Williamsburg and prepare for the arrival of the army. According to one witness, "No man ever greeted his mistress with more joy than did Lafayette and Washington greet each other." Leading to the Siege of Yorktown
1781/09/14 Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur French General Washington and Rochambeau arrive in Williamsburg and prepare for the arrival of the army. According to one witness, "No man ever greeted his mistress with more joy than did Lafayette and Washington greet each other." Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
1781/09/14 Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur French General Washington and Rochambeau arrive in Williamsburg and prepare for the arrival of the army. According to one witness, "No man ever greeted his mistress with more joy than did Lafayette and Washington greet each other." Leading to the Siege of Yorktown
1781/09/14 George Washington American Commander in Chief Washington and Rochambeau arrive in Williamsburg and prepare for the arrival of the army. According to one witness, "No man ever greeted his mistress with more joy than did Lafayette and Washington greet each other." Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
1927/01/05 Perry, Shaw and Hepburn Architect Perry, Shaw, Hepburn begin the restoration of Williamsburg
1928/00/00 Arthur Shurcliff Landscape Architect Chief landscape architect for the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, 1928-1941
1946/03/08 Dwight D Eisenhower Visitor Clementine, Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie, travel by train to Williamsburg and tour Colonial Williamsburg in a horse-drawn carriage. Winston Churchill's 1946 American Tour
1946/03/08 Winston Churchill Visitor Clementine, Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie, travel by train to Williamsburg and tour Colonial Williamsburg in a horse-drawn carriage. Winston Churchill's 1946 American Tour
1946/03/08 Clementine Hozier Churchill Visitor Clementine, Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie, travel by train to Williamsburg and tour Colonial Williamsburg in a horse-drawn carriage. Winston Churchill's 1946 American Tour

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Particulars for Colonial Williamsburg:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Capitol
Cultural Affiliation Colonial American
Area of Significance Conservation
Architectural Style Georgian Architecture
Museum Type Heritage Museum
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Museum Type Historical Museum
Sociology Living History
Level of Significance National
Museum Type Open-air museum
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Disposition Reconstructed Property
Built Environment Townscape
Historic Use Village site



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 66000925
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
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: Conservation, Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years, Reconstructed property
Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799
Significant Year: 1699, 1779, 1927
Historic Function: Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-Function: Village site, Capitol
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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