Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia

Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia

Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)

Block 17. Building 06A.

Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg

Furniture - Virginia - Williamsburg

Lincoln, F.S.

Lantern slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940

Interior of Raleigh Tavern's Apollo Room, 1935. The Apollo Room at the Raleigh Tavern was the frequent scene of both jollity and consequence. Dinners and dances rivaled in elegance those at the Palace and burgesses reconvened at the tavern when they were dissolved by royal governors prior to the Revolution. Burned to the ground in 1859, it was reconstructed from published illustrations, insurance policies, and archaeology that uncovered most of the original foundations.

Interior furnishings and decor reflect curators' views in the 1930s as to what Williamsburg's historic interiors may have looked like in the eighteenth century. Nevertheless, with new research findings evolving over the years, the Raleigh Tavern's interior furnishings have changed to reflect a more authentic and accurate view of each room's likely contents and arrangements.

Lincoln, F.S.

1935

Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slides Collection, AV-2000.9, Box 2

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Image

HLS-85

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Lantern Slide

3.25 x 4 inches