Bassett Hall, View From Gate
Block 01. Building 22.
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg
Public buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg
<p>View of Bassett Hall from the front gate, 1935. "The Bray family owned the Bassett Hall property from the early seventeenth century until 1753 when it was transferred to Colonel Philip Johnson, husband of Elizabeth Bray. Johnson probably built the present house soon after." John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his wife, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, purchased Bassett Hall in 1927. After a series of renovations, they resided in the house on a seasonal basis (especially in spring and fall) during the 1930s and 1940s.</p>
<p>(Source: Michael Olmert and Suzanne Coffman, <em>Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg</em> [Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2007], 147).</p>
Lincoln, F.S.
1935
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Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Va.
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Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 01. Building 22.
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Postcard featuring the North elevation of Bassett Hall published by The Williamsburg Drug Co. in association with The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY.
The caption reads: "Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Va. Built about 1765. Residence of the Hon. Burwell Bassett, nephew of Mrs. Washington. Here Thomas Moore, the poet, wrote his poem, 'To the Firefly.' George Washington was a frequent visitor to the house."
Albertype Company
Williamsburg Drug Company
1937
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Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Lantern slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940
View of a paper mulberry tree ringed by boxwood hedges in the garden behind Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, mid-1930s. Artist Charles Sheeler would later paint this same tree in an oil painting titled "Bassett Hall" given to Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and now part of Colonial Williamsburg's museum collection, accession # 1939-346.
A. D. Handy Co.
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Bassett Hall Outbuildings
Nash, Susan Higginson
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22,
Outbuildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Bassett Hall Outbuildings, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930's.
Nash, Susan Higginson
Circa 1930's
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Bassett Hall
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
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Pre-restoration view of northwest corner of Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1928,
Davidson, D. N.
Circa 1928
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Bassett Hall
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22,
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Pre-restoration view of the north façade of Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1928.
Holmes, Clyde
Circa 1928
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Bassett Hall Entrance
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Bassett Hall - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 01. Building 22.
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Driveways - Virginia - Williamsburg
Pre-restoration view of the entrance to Bassett Hall on Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1928.
Holmes, Clyde
Circa 1928
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Bassett Hall
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Pre-restoration view of north and east elevations of Bassett Hall on Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1928.
Holmes, Clyde
Circa 1928
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Entrance to Bassett Hall
Architecture, Colonial - Virginia - Williamsburg
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
Entrance to Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, prior to its restoration.
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Bassett Hall
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 02.
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
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Pre-restoration view of the front elevation of Bassett Hall in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Ball, Frederick Hooker
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Basett Hall
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va)
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Block 01. Building 22
View looking southeast towards Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia
Barrows, John A.
circa 1930
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Bassett Hall
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
View looking southwest towards Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia
Barrows, John A.
circa 1930
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Bassett Hall: West Elevation After Fire
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
View of west elevation of Bassett Hall after fire damaged a portion of the residence located on Francis Street in Williamsburg, Virginia
Barrows, John A.
1930-05-17
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Bassett Hall: West Elevation After Fire
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
Fires - Virginia - Williamsburg
View looking towards west elevation of Bassett Hall after fire damaged a portion of the residence located on Francis Street in Williamsburg, Virginia
Barrows, John A.
1930-05-17
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Bassett Hall: Rear Porch
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
Fires - Virginia - Williamsburg
View looking towards rear porch of east wing of Bassett Hall after fire damaged a portion of the residence located in Williamsburg, Virginia
Barrows, John A.
1930-05-17
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Bassett Hall after Fire
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
Fires - Virginia - Williamsburg
View looking southeast towards Bassett Hall, Williamsburg,Virginia, after fire damaged the structure in 1930.
Barrows, John A.
1930-05-17
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Bassett Hall after Fire
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
Fires - Virginia - Williamsburg
View looking southeast towards Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, after fire damaged a portion of the structure in 1930.
Barrows, John A.
1930-05-17
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Bassett Hall after Fire
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
View looking south towards Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, after fire of 1930,
Barrows, John A.
1930-05-17
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Bassett Hall: Stairway after Fire
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
View of fire damage to main staircase, Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia
Notation on Reverse:
First run of main stairs, Bassett Hall. May 17 - 30. Newel handrail & balusters saved during fire."
Barrows, John A.
1930-05-17
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Bassett Hall: East Room after Fire
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
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Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
Fires - Virginia - Williamsburg
Damage to east room of Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia after fire of 1930.
Barrows, John A.
1930-05-17
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