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Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia.Its 301-acre (122 ha) historic area includes several hundred restored or recreated buildings from the 18th century, when the city was the capital of the Colony of Virginia; 17th-century, 19th-century, and Colonial Revival structures; and more ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1]
The Wren Building (constructed between 1695-1699 [4] [5] [1]) is the oldest standing building constructed for and in use by a U.S. college or university, [7] [8] [9] [better source needed] ahead of runner-up Harvard University's Massachusetts Hall (constructed in 1720). [7]
Colonial Williamsburg is regarded as a "living history museum" and stretches across an expansive and impressive 300 acres of historic land. Single-day and multi-day passes range in price based on ...
The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, was the official residence of the royal governors of the Colony of Virginia.It was also a home for two of Virginia's post-colonial governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, until the capital was moved to Richmond in 1780, and with it the governor's residence.
Schools in Williamsburg, Virginia (4 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Williamsburg, Virginia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The Colonial Williamsburg restorations of the three main College Yard buildings–all designed by Perry, Shaw & Hepburn–began in 1928 with the College Building. [48] For both the College Building and Brafferton, the restoration involved stripping the structures to little more than their brick exteriors and installing steel reinforcements. [49]
The Capitol at Williamsburg, Virginia housed both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the Governor's Council and the House of Burgesses of the colony of Virginia from 1705, six years after the colonial capital was relocated there from Jamestown, until 1780, when the capital was relocated to Richmond. Two capitol buildings served the colony ...