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1 çolonial Houses historic lodging

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3 All income from the Colonial Houses supports the educational mission of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the not-for-profit organization that operates the Historic Area. Colonial Williamsburg welcomes private contributions. Friends interested in discussing gifts to the Foundation are invited to contact the Director of the Colonial Williamsburg Fund, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Post Office Box 1776, Williamsburg, Virginia The Colonial Houses Historic Lodging, Post Office Box 1776, Williamsburg, Virginia Reservations: Direct Phone: (757) Fax: (757)

4 Contents Bracken Kitchen...5 Brick House Tavern...6 Brick House Shop...8 Robert Carter Kitchen...9 Chiswell-Bucktrout House...10 Chiswell-Bucktrout Kitchen...12 Richard Crump House...13 Ewing House...14 Ewing Shop...15 Isham Goddin Shop...16 Peter Hay s Kitchen...17 George Jackson House...18 Orlando Jones House...19 Orlando Jones Kitchen...20 Orlando Jones Office...21 Lewis House...22 Lightfoot Tenement...23 Market Square Kitchen...24 Market Square Tavern...25 Masonic Kitchen...27 Moody Kitchen...28 David Morton House...29 Nicholas-Tyler Laundry...30 Nicholas-Tyler Office...31 Orrell House...32 The Quarter

5 Bracken Kitchen The Bracken Kitchen was a part of the extensive real estate holdings of the Rev. John Bracken. It is located on East Francis Street. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to reduce the risk of fire. The first-floor room has a queen canopy bed. This room is ADA compliant for wheelchair accessibility. The second floor has twin beds. The pitched roofline creates a unique atmosphere in this room. Both rooms have private, full bath facilities. 5

6 Brick House Tavern The Brick House Tavern is located on Duke of Gloucester Street. It has 16 rooms, all have private, full baths. The Brick House has always been used as lodging. In 1770, the innkeeper, Mary Davis, advertised 12 or 14 very good lodging rooms and also noted that the first-floor rooms were reserved for ladies and the rooms above for gentlemen. There is a Great Room with fireplace in the cellar. The first floor has eight rooms. There are three queen beds, two double beds, and three twin beds. 6

7 The second floor has eight rooms. There are two rooms with double beds, four with twin beds, and two with queen beds. This tavern is an excellent choice for large family reunions and gatherings. 7

8 Brick House Shop The Brick House Shop is located behind the main tavern on Botetourt Street. It was used by two entrepreneurs, Messrs. Cosby and Moore, to carry on the RIDING-CHAIR MAKERS business, in all its branches; and likewise make carts, and all kinds of wheels. It is a two-bedroom house. The first floor has one bedroom with one queen canopy bed with trundle and a sitting room with a fireplace. The second floor has a bedroom with two double beds. Both bedrooms have private, full baths. 8

9 Robert Carter Kitchen The Robert Carter Kitchen is located behind the Robert Carter House, on Palace Green. The house was owned by descendents of Robert King Carter of Carter s Grove. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to reduce the risk of fire. The first floor has a sitting room with a daybed and trundle and a fireplace. The second floor has a queen bed and private, full bath facilities. 9

10 Chiswell-Bucktrout House The Chiswell-Bucktrout House is located on East Francis Street. It has nine rooms on two floors. Two prominent citizens, Col. John Chiswell and Benjamin Bucktrout owned the house. Chiswell had the house built in a popular English style. Known for his hot-headed temper, Chiswell was arrested for murder. His well-connected friends arranged for him to be freed on bail, but he was found dead before his trial. Bucktrout was a cabinetmaker from London who purchased the house a few years after Chiswell s death. The first floor has six rooms. There are three queen canopy bedrooms (one has a fireplace), two rooms with twin beds, and one room with a double canopy bed. There are two sets of rooms that can be connected. All rooms have private, full baths. The second floor has three rooms. There are two queen canopy bedrooms and one twin bedroom. The twin bedroom can be connected to one of the queen rooms. All rooms have private, full baths. This tavern is an excellent choice for large family reunions and gatherings. 10

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12 Chiswell-Bucktrout Kitchen The Chiswell-Bucktrout Kitchen is located next to the Chiswell- Bucktrout House. It has one room with a queen canopy bed and a fireplace. It has a private, full bath. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to reduce the risk of fire. 12

13 Richard Crump House The Richard Crump House is located on Francis Street. It was part of extensive real estate holdings of the Rev. John Bracken. Maps from the early 1800s showed the house marked as Js. Carter. James Carter and his brother were both apothecaries and surgeons during the mid to late 1700s. The first floor has a queen canopy bed. The second floor has twin beds. Both rooms have private, full bath facilities. 13

14 Ewing House The Ewing House on East Francis Street was named for Scottish immigrant Ebenezer Ewing. He lived with Elizabeth Ashton and their son Thomas. Ewing specified in his will that, if Elizabeth married after his death, the house would go to Thomas. Elizabeth never married. The first-floor suite has a queen canopy bed and a sitting room with a fireplace. The second floor has two rooms, both with twin beds. Each of the three rooms has private, full bath facilities. Sitting Room 14

15 Ewing Shop The Ewing Shop is where Ebenezer Ewing sold merchandise to earn a living. He stocked a variety of objects such as thread, coating materials, and nails. The shop is located behind the Ewing House. It has a queen canopy bed, a fireplace, and a private, full bath. 15

16 Isham Goddin Shop Isham Goddin, a militiaman from New Kent County, acquired the small shop for 200 in He sold the plot in 1783 for 90 and returned to New Kent County. His losses reflect wartime inflation and the collapse of Williamsburg property values after the capital moved. It is a two-bedroom house located near the gardens for Christiana Campbell s Tavern. The first floor has a sitting room with fireplace and a bedroom with queen canopy bed. The second floor has two twin beds. The full bath facilities are located on the second floor. The pitched roofline creates a unique feeling in the upstairs bedroom area. 16

17 Peter Hay s Kitchen Peter Hay s Kitchen is located across Queen Street from Market Square Tavern. Mr. Hay was a doctor-apothecary who sold drugs and sundries. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to reduce the risk of fire. This house has a sitting room with a fireplace on the first floor. The second floor has a queen canopy bed and private, full bath facilities. 17

18 George Jackson House The George Jackson House is located on York Street near Christiana Campbell s Tavern. The lot was owned by Benjamin Waller. George Jackson bought the property in 1773 or 1774 and operated a shop from the attached wing. Jackson risked his life during the American Revolution by chartering a ship and running gunpowder from Bermuda for the American forces. The first-floor suite has a queen canopy bed, sitting room with a queen sleeper-sofa, and private, full bath. The second floor has a queen canopy bed and sitting room with a twin daybed with trundle. The private, full bath is accessed from the hall. 18

19 Orlando Jones House The Orlando Jones House is on Duke of Gloucester Street. Jones is less well known than his granddaughter Martha and his father, the first rector of Bruton Parish Church. Martha was the widow Custis, who married a promising young man named George Washington. The house has four rooms. The first-floor rooms both have queen canopy beds and fireplaces. They have private, full baths in the room. The second-floor rooms both have twin beds. Each private, full bath is located in the upstairs hallway. 19

20 Orlando Jones Kitchen The Orlando Jones Kitchen is located behind the Orlando Jones House. It has a sitting room with fireplace and daybed with trundle on the first floor. The bedroom is located on the second floor and has a double bed. The private, full bath is also on the second floor. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to reduce the risk of fire. 20

21 Orlando Jones Office The Orlando Jones Shop (Office) is located next to the Orlando Jones House. It has two rooms. The first-floor room has a queen canopy bed with twin trundle bed. There is a fireplace in this room. The second-floor room has twin beds and private, full bath. These two rooms have separate entrances but are joined with an internal connecting door. 21

22 Lewis House The Lewis House was a part of the property owned by Orlando Jones, grandfather of Martha Washington. It is located on the corner of East Francis Street and Colonial Avenue. Charles Lewis purchased the Francis Street corner of the property. The house was modest and was torn down and another was erected using the original chimney and foundations. During the restoration, the architects reconstructed the house as accurately as possible on the original foundations. The first floor has a common living room for all occupants to use. The bedroom has a queen canopy bed, fireplace, and private, full bath. The second floor suite has twin beds and a sitting room with a twin daybed and twin trundle. The private, full bath is accessed in the hall. 22

23 Lightfoot Tenement The Lightfoot Tenement is a two-story dwelling offering two separate rental suites one on the first floor and one on the second floor. In the 18th century, a tenement was often used as a guesthouse for visiting family and friends. Each floor offers guests a queen canopy bed, a sitting room with fireplace, and private, full bath facilities. The first-floor bedroom also has a trundle bed. A garden area is located in the back of the house. 23

24 Market Square Kitchen The Market Square Kitchen is located behind the main tavern. It has one ADA wheelchair accessible room on the first floor with a double canopy bed and a fireplace. It has a private, full bathroom with a roll-in shower and full bath. The second floor has twin beds and a private, full bath. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to reduce the risk of fire. 24

25 Market Square Tavern The Market Square Tavern is located on Duke of Gloucester Street next to Market Square. It has 11 rooms, one of which is ADA wheelchair accessible. Each room has a full, private bath. Market Square Tavern was home to Thomas Jefferson during his law studies with George Wythe. He rose early and studied next to the window until the sun s first rays outshone his chamber stick. There is a Great Room with a fireplace original to the building on the first floor. The first floor has six rooms (one of which has a private fireplace). There are three queen canopy beds, two double canopy beds, and a room with twin beds. (cont.) 25

26 The second floor has five rooms. There are three rooms with double beds, one with two double beds, and one with a queen bed. Each room has private, full bath facilities. The Market Square Tavern is an excellent choice for large family reunions and gatherings. 26

27 Masonic Kitchen In the late 18th century, the Williamsburg branch of the Masons rented the ground floor of a house on Francis Street owned by William Lightfoot for their Lodge. The Masonic Kitchen, which is shown on the 1782 Frenchman s Map of Williamsburg, is next to the Masonic Lodge. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to reduce the risk of fire. The first floor has a living area and a master bedroom with a queen canopy bed. The second floor has twin beds. The full bath facilities are located on the second floor. 27

28 Moody Kitchen The Moody Kitchen is located behind the Moody House on East Francis Street. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to reduce the risk of fire. The room has a queen canopy bed, a fireplace, and a private, full bath. 28

29 David Morton House The David Morton House is located on the corner of Waller Street and York Street, near Christiana Campbell s Tavern. William Lewis once operated a store on this site owned by Benjamin Waller. Tailor David Morton acquired the property, and he and his family lived here until his death in The first-floor suite has a queen canopy bed and a sitting room with a fireplace and queen sleeper-sofa. The suite has a private, full bath. The second floor also has a queen canopy bed and a sitting room with a twin daybed with a trundle. The private, full bath is accessed from the hall. 29

30 Nicholas-Tyler Laundry The Nicholas-Tyler Laundry is located on East Francis Street across from the Market Square. There are two rooms, which have a common entrance. The first floor has a sitting room with fireplace and a king bed with private, full bath facilities. The second floor has a sitting room with a twin daybed and twin trundle. The bedroom has twin beds as well. The bath is private. In the 18th century, the houses of the well-to-do had a laundry that was detached from the main building. The laundry was generally near the well so that water was easily accessible. Household linens were washed about once every couple of weeks in the summer and once a month during the winter. 30

31 Nicholas-Tyler Office The Nicholas-Tyler Office is located on the corner of East Francis Street and South England Street. Robert Carter Nicholas owned the property in He built a large house with numerous dependencies. John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, owned the property and, as vice-president, received word at the house that William Henry Harrison lay dead at the White House. There are two suites in this house. The first floor has a sitting room with a fireplace. The bedroom has two double beds. There is a private, full bath. The second floor has a double bed and a raised sitting room area with a day bed. There is a private, full bath. These two rooms have separate entrances, but a connecting door joins both rooms without going outside. 31

32 Orrell House The Orrell House is located on East Francis Street and the main drive for the Williamsburg Inn. Little is known about the structure prior to the 1800s since records were destroyed during the Civil War. John Orrell bought it around 1800, and he lived here for about 20 years. The builder of the house was very practical because the unusually steep lower slope of the gambrel roof allowed more headroom and floor space on the second floor. The first-floor suite has a sitting room with fireplace and a daybed and trundle. The bedroom has a double canopy bed and fireplace. The second floor has two separate accommodations. The first has twin beds with private, full bath facilities across the hall. The second has a double half canopy bed and a sitting room with twin daybed. The full bath has a shower only; there is no bath tub. 32

33 The Quarter The Quarter is an original building. It is commonly thought that this house was used to accommodate indentured servants or slaves. It is located on the corner of East Francis Street and the main drive for the Williamsburg Inn. The first floor has a sitting room and a bedroom with a double bed and full bath. The second floor has twin beds and private, full bath. The roofline creates a unique atmosphere in this room. 33

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