When Colonial Williamsburg first opened as a museum in the 1930s, Duke of Gloucester Street consisted of a combination of exhibition buildings and commercial establishments. Several grocers operated small food markets in restored or reconstructed structures. The Teterel Shop, housing the A&P Food Market, offered a place for town residents and tourists to pick up refreshments. A deed records the construction of a shop on the site shortly before 1767. The succession of owners included William Waters, William Holt, and William Coleman. In 1806, Francis Teterel acquired the property and it is his name that was associated with the building when it was first restored. Today it is known as the William Waters Storehouse.
Creator
Lincoln, F.S.
Date
1935
Date Created
1935
Rights
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Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
LC364P1
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
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When Colonial Williamsburg first opened as a museum in the 1930s, Duke of Gloucester Street consisted of a combination of exhibition buildings and commercial establishments, and several grocers operated small food markets in restored or reconstructed structures. The A&P Food Market, shown here in Merchants Square on the southwestern corner of South Henry Street and Duke of Gloucester Street, offered a place for town residents and tourists to pick up refreshments.
Today Colonial Williamsburg's retail store, the Craft House, occupies the first floor of the building.
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Title
A&P Store, Williamsburg, Virginia
Subject
Block 15. Building 28D.
A&P Store (Williamsburg, Va.)
Craft House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Merchants Square (Williamsburg, Va.)
Stores, Retail - Virginia - Williamsburg
Lantern Slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940
Description
Exterior view of the A & P Store (south side of Merchants Square), from the corner of Duke of Gloucester Street and North Henry Streets, 1935. The A&P Food Market, which was later converted into the Craft House, stands at the street corner. Next door is the National Barber Shop and Rose's 5-10-25 Store.
When Colonial Williamsburg first opened as a museum in the 1930s, Duke of Gloucester Street consisted of a combination of exhibition buildings and commercial establishments, and several grocers operated small food markets in restored or reconstructed structures. The A&P Food Market, shown here in Merchants Square on the southwestern corner of South Henry Street and Duke of Gloucester Street, offered a place for town residents and tourists to pick up refreshments.
Today Colonial Williamsburg's retail store, the Craft House, occupies the first floor of the building.
Creator
A.D. Handy Co.
Date
Circa 1935
Is Part Of
Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slides Collection, AV-2000.9, Box 2
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
HLS-69
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
View looking west across South Henry Street towards the A & P Food Market on the corner of the newly constructed Business Block, today known as Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia.