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The Wythe House is a historic house on the Palace Green in Colonial Williamsburg, in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Built in the 1750s, it was the home of George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence and father of American jurisprudence. [4] [5] The property was declared a National Historic Landmark on April 15, 1970. [4] [5]
Windows are arranged slightly out of symmetry, a product of the building's construction history. The building interior retains original 18th century woodwork, and a marble fireplace mantel in its central section. [4] The oldest portion of the house is the western half of the main block, which was built about 1715 by William Robertson.
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 ...
The Geddy House, also known as the James Geddy House, [1] was built by James Geddy Jr. ca. 1762. [2] One of the oldest houses in Virginia and in Williamsburg, [3] it is located on the Palace Green across from Bruton Parish Church. It is a two-story, central-passage house. [4] [5]
Location of Williamsburg in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamsburg, Virginia. 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 ...
The Brush-Everard House, also known as the Everard House and Thomas Everard House, [1] was built by John Bush ca. 1718. One of the oldest houses in Virginia and in Williamsburg, it is located on the east side of Palace Green [2] and next to the Governor's Palace. It is a "five-bay, timber framed, story-and-a-half house of hand-split ...
St. George's son, Nathaniel Tucker continued the tradition and implemented many changes of his own. The family kept extensive records making the St. George Tucker House the most well documented home in Williamsburg. Of the many stories and anecdotes tied to the house, one of the most enduring is that of the first Christmas tree in Williamsburg.
Nixon's Cabinet with Kittinger furniture. A number of Kittinger reproductions can still be found in the West Wing office area of the White House in Washington, D.C. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation interior designers were commissioned by President Richard Nixon in 1970 to redo the interior design of the President's offices.