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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.
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]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in King and Queen County, 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.
Original ground floor plan of the Governor's Palace without the ballroom added later to the rear (at top). Williamsburg was established as the new capital of the Virginia colony in 1699, and served in that capacity until 1780. During most of that period, the Governor's Palace was the official residence of the royal governor.
The James Semple House is a historic house on Francis Street in Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia. Built about 1770, it is a prominent early example of Classical Revival residential architecture, whose design has been attributed to Thomas Jefferson. [4] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. [3] [4]
Floor plan of a basic central-passage house. The central-passage house, also known variously as central hall plan house, center-hall house, hall-passage-parlor house, Williamsburg cottage, and Tidewater-type cottage, was a vernacular, or folk form, house type from the colonial period onward into the 19th century in the United States. [1] [2]
The house is a standard center-passage, double-pile plan. A staircase rises on the left side of the passage. The hall contains four door lead to the various rooms. The room interpreted as a parlor by Colonial Williamsburg is to the left before the staircase. A bowfat, a china cupboard, is built into the corner to the left of the fireplace.
The lot now containing the Ludwell–Paradise House was granted by the trustees of the new city of Williamsburg to Philip Ludwell II, then resident at the large Green Spring Plantation, located 6 miles (9.7 km) to Williamsburg's west, in September 1700. It was the eastern-most lot purchased by Ludwell at that time and fronted to Duke of ...