The Saddle Maker's Shop on Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, is one of the 88 original structures -- structures from the 18th century (or in a few instances, late 17th or very early 19th century) still standing when restoration of the colonial capital of Virg...
Nicolson Store on Duke of Gloucester Street is one of my favorite buildings in part, I think, because of the color scheme and also because the location it occupies, with the large maple tree nearby. For a time in the fall, the contrast between the maple's leaves and the deep red of the store is...
Bruton Parish is now an Episcopal church, but in colonial Virginia the Church of England was the official church. It was supported by taxes, and "free Virginians were required by law to attend divine services at least once each month and could be fined for failure to do so." Colonial William...
Raleigh Tavern, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Another view of this tavern -- reportedly the premier tavern in 18th-century Williamsburg, was posted about 10 days ago. The Raleigh, established about 1717 (but the sign out front gives 1735 as the founding date!), is said to have been t...
The Prentis store is said to epitomize commercial architecture -- gable to the street, long unbroken side walls to allow for merchandise display, counting room at the rear, door in the loft's end to allow merchandise to be hoisted directly to the storage space. [Official Guide to Colonia...
Public Gaol, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. A short distance west of the Coke-Garrett house (two images back) along Nicholson Street is the jail (spelled gaol, as in colonial times); it is another of the 88 original buildings of Williamsburg. The gaol was built pursuant to legislatio...
Important Historic Area sites include: Governor's Palace, the symbol of British authority in the colony. The Capitol, the seat of colonial power and site of Virginia’s vote for independence on May 15, 1776. The Peyton Randolph site, an “urban plantation.” Raleigh Tavern, where Virginia...
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Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsbu...
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsbu...
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsbu...
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsbu...
The east end of Duke of Glouchester Street as shown on The Frenchman's Map of 1781 Williamsburg, Virginia. The map is renowned as the "Bible of the Restoration" of Colonial Williamsburg, as it has enabled archeologists, time and again, to find the exact locations of dozens of colonial era...
Blue Bell, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. The Blue Bell, located a short distance east of the Capitol, operated through most of Williamsburg's time as the Virginia capital. Over the years, the businesses operated here included "a tavern, a lodging house, a store, a gunsmith's shop, a...
King's Arms Tavern, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. (Being on the south side of the east-west Duke of Gloucester Street, the King's Arms unfortunately is not well situated for being photographed late in the afternoon on a winter's day.) The large white structure above is the reconstru...
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsbu...
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsbu...
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsbu...
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsbu...
John Greenhow brick office, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. This small building faces east towards the Magazine (next photo) in Market Square on the south side of Duke of Gloucester street. Built in the early 1760s, this building is thought to have been used as the Williamsburg customs...
Christiana Campbell's Tavern, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. About the time the Blue Bell apparently closed for good (1771), Christiana Campbell opened her tavern directly across Waller Street from it. This reportedly was George Washington's favorite Williamsburg tavern. Chris...
The Golden Ball was the address of James Craig, a jeweler and silversmith from London, who established his business at this location in 1765. The Margaret Hunter Shop has an outstanding collection of American and English clothing and accessories. Guides are in both buildings to explain h...
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsbu...
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsbu...
Tribal leaders and members of the Meherrin Indian Tribe of North Carolina visited Colonial Williamsburg on April 28 2009 hosted by the American Indian Initiative to explore their own historical interactions at CW, check out Iroquoian objects and be involving the filming of the electr...
Tribal leaders and members of the Meherrin Indian Tribe of North Carolina visited Colonial Williamsburg on April 28 2009 hosted by the American Indian Initiative to explore their own historical interactions at CW, check out Iroquoian objects and be involving the filming of the electr...
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia - Picture 19 of 26 Colonial Williamsburg The James Geddy House was the eighteenth century home and workshop of a successful family of artisans. The Mary Dickinson Store advertised millinery, jewelery, and other goods for sale.
Public Hospital and entrance to the DeWitt Wallace decorative arts gallery. The hospital opened in the fall of 1773 as the first public institution in the British North American colonies devoted soly to the care and treatment of the mentally ill.
Alli & Jessica at the Kenny Chesney Concert Shelly and June at the Christmas Concert 2003 Shelly & John Virginia Beach 2004 John & Sierra Colonial Williamsburg Papa & Grammi Godard September 2004 Gram & Gramp Predom with Alli & John 2004
Ben_D posted a photo: When the militia leader at Colonial Williamsburg call for volunteers of "able-bodied men above the age of 16," these were among those who stepped forward.
Colonial Williamsburg is the historic district of the independent city of Williamsburg, Virginia. It consists of many of the buildings that, from 1699 to 1780, formed colonial Virginia's capital. The capital straddled the boundary of ...
A simple two-story 18th-century white frame farmhouse nestled on 585 acres of lawn, garden, and woodlands, Bassett Hall once was the Williamsburg home of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his wife Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. ...