Market Square Tavern, Kitchen Chimney

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Title

Market Square Tavern, Kitchen Chimney

Subject

Market Square Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 12. Building 13.
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
Kitchens - Virginia - Williamsburg

Description

Detail view of the chimney of the Market Square Tavern Kitchen taken by F.S. Lincoln in 1935. The one and a half story structure with a large chimney is a typical form for colonial kitchens. Placing the cooking facilities in a separate outbuilding helped to keep the main tavern cool in the summer months and also contained any fires that started.

The original Market Square Tavern structure burned down in 1859 but the remains of the original foundations allowed for the restoration of the building to its eighteenth-century appearance. John Dixon constructed the original around 1749 and used it as a combination dwelling and shop. Later additions allowed the building to be converted into a tavern operated first by Thomas Craig and later by Gabriel Maupin. After its restoration in the early 1930s, guests at Colonial Williamsburg could rent rooms in the tavern to experience some colonial ambiance. It has continuously provided accommodations for visitors to Williamsburg for several centuries.

Creator

Lincoln, F.S.

Date

1935

Date Created

1935

Rights

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Format

jpeg

Type

Image

Identifier

LC328P10

Rights Holder

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

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Gelatin or collodian printing out paper with platinum toning, mounted on board.

Physical Dimensions

8x10 inches

Citation

Lincoln, F.S., “Market Square Tavern, Kitchen Chimney,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed March 28, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/230.