 Bassett Hall
family
The Rockefeller's Williamsburg home.
|  The Brafferton
education
Former Indian school on the William and Mary campus.
|
 Brush-Everard House
family
A timber-framed home with fine interior ornamentation.
|  Bruton Parish Church
religious
A 1660 Anglican church still active today.
|
 Capitol
political
The seat of colonial Virginia's power.
|  Courthouse
municipal
The home of law and order in the 18th century.
|
 James Geddy House
family
An uncommon L-shaped original building.
|  Governor's Palace
political
An opulent monument to British authority.
|
 Guardhouse
political
A post for munitions sentries.
|  Ludwell-Paradise House
family
An elegant Georgian private residence.
|
 Magazine
political
Built in 1715 to store weapons and powder.
|  Benjamin Powell House
family
The home of carpenter-turned-contractor Benjamin Powell.
|
 Public Gaol
municipal
Debtors, deserters, and criminals were confined behind these brick walls.
|  Public Hospital
hospital
The first mental hospital in North America.
|
 R. Charlton's Coffeehouse
coffeehouse
A popular stop for elite townsmen.
|  Raleigh Tavern
tavern
A place to meet, play, and plan.
|
 Peyton Randolph House
family
One of Williamsburg's oldest homes.
|  Secretary's Office
municipal
Fire-resistant records storage for the 18th century.
|
 Mary Stith House
family
Quaint one-story brick house bequeathed to servants.
|  St. George Tucker House
family
Home of Williamsburg's first Christmas tree.
|
 Wetherburn's Tavern
tavern
Site of balls and merriment.
|  Wren Building
education
America's oldest academic structure.
|
 George Wythe House
family
Home of an influential Virginia patriot.
|  Bruton Parish Churchyard
religious
Final rest for notable Virginians.
|
 Duke of Gloucester Street
public
Colonial Williamsburg's main thoroughfare.
|  Great Hopes Plantation
family
An operating middling plantation.
|
 Market Square
public
Open space for markets, celebrations, and auctions.
|  Palace Green
political
This expansive lawn lends a stately prospect to the Palace entrance.
|
 Play Booth Theater
theatre
Outdoor performance space in the 18th and 21st centuries.
|  Apothecary
trades
Visit the Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop where apothecary-surgeons Pasteur and Galt practiced.
|
 Basketmaker
trades
Demonstrated at the Wythe House, basketmaking requires an ax, a few wedges, a large knife, and a supply of saplings.
|  Blacksmith
trades
A blacksmith's forge, like those at the James Anderson Blacksmith Shop, consisted of a raised brick hearth outfitted with bellows and a hood to carry away the smoke.
|
 Brickmaker
trades
Clay is kneaded, shaped and fired at the brickyard, located between the Peyton Randolph House and the Cabinetmaker's shop.
|  Cabinetmaker
trades
Fine furniture and musical instruments are recreated in the Anthony Hay cabinetmaker's shop.
|
 Carpenter
trades
Structures rise from rough-hewn beams at Great Hopes Plantation, where carpenters hammer and saw.
|  Cooper
trades
Coopers make barrels, casks, and pails to hold everything from flour to gunpowder.
|
 Foodways
trades
Foods savored by the finer sort are prepared in the Governor's Palace and Peyton Randolph House kitchens.
|  Gunsmith & Founder
trades
Gunsmiths and founders carry on their trade at the Geddy site, using the same technologies as their 18th-century predecessors.
|
 Milliner
trades
Learn about changing 18th-century fashions, their importance in colonial society, and the economics of importing at the Margaret Hunter Shop.
|  Printer & Binder
trades
See the shop that served as stationer's, post office, ad agency, newsstand, and bookbindery.
|
 Rural Trades
trades
Meet middling farmers using 18th-century methods to run a profitable farm at Great Hopes Plantation.
|  Shoemaker
trades
Shoes and boots are made using historical tools and technique in the Shoemaker's shop.
|
 Silversmith
trades
Admire the work of the silversmith, performed in much the same way as when colonist James Craig practiced in the same location.
|  Tailor
trades
Tailors practice the art of cutting, measuring and draping in the Margaret Hunter Shop.
|
 Weaver
trades
Weavers interpret the way weaving might have been done in a small English production weaving house or a large plantation operation.
|  Wheelwright
trades
Wheelwrights begin in the middle with a hub fashioned on a lathe. Visit the shop to learn about the technology of transportation.
|
 Wigmaker
trades
Visit the shop of Edward Charlton, one of the most important 18th-century wigmakers in Virginia.
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