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Governor's Palace Gardens
Progress photograph looking across the newly planted maze towards the formal gardens at the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1935.
Everard House Gardens
Pre-restoration view of the overgrown boxwood behind the Everard House in Williamsburg, Virginia, August 25, 1928.
Installation of Governor's Palace Gardens
Progress photo workmen beginning to plant shrubs in the formal garden located behind the Governor's Palace ballroom wing in Williamsburg, Virginia, early 1930s.
Greetings from Historic Williamsburg
A postcard set titled "Greetings from Historic Williamsburg. A Collection of images from Colonial Williamsburg." The cover page includes the Governor's Palace, a view of the Palace gardens, and the interior of Bruton Parish Church. Page two has…
Semple House Kitchen
Semple House (now William Finnie House) Kitchen, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930's
Pitt Dixon House
Pitt Dixon House (now known as the George Pitt House), Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930's
St. George Tucker House
Hand-colored photograph of St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930's
Coke-Garrett House Outbuildings and Gardens
Coke-Garrett House outbuildings and gardens, ca.1937
Palmer House Garden and Stable
Palmer House garden and stable, ca. 1937. At the time this photo was taken, the stable stood on the Palmer property, but was later moved to the Nelson Galt House.
Garden Parterre, Williamsburg, Virginia
A section of a garden parterre featuring a decorative shell border is shown along a brick pathway in an unidentified garden at Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930s.
Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia
Boxwood hedges and flowering trees accent a walled garden within the grounds of the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930s.
Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia
A costumed interpreter pauses at the top of the steps leading to the canal on the Governor's Palace grounds, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930s.
Travis Tea House, Williamsburg, Virginia
Teahouse in the garden behind the Travis House restaurant when it was located on Block 13 along Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1935.
Bridge Over Governor's Palace Canal
A Chinoiserie style footbridge in the Governor's Palace garden arches gracefully over the canal, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930s.
Governor's Palace Canal and Grounds
View of the Governor's Palace canal, 1935. The canal, in addition to the garden terraces to the left (also known as "falling gardens") and Ice House (out of view), are original eighteenth-century features of the Palace gardens. The structure to the…
Palace Canal
View of the Governor's Palace canal, circa 1935. The canal, in addition to the garden terraces to the left (also known as "falling gardens") and Ice House (out of view), are original eighteenth-century features of the Palace gardens. In the distance,…
Governor's Palace Terraces, Williamsburg, Virginia
View of the garden terraces, also known as "falling gardens," leading down towards the Governor's Palace canal, circa 1935. The canal, in addition to the garden terraces, are original eighteenth-century features of the Palace gardens.
Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia
View of the Governor's Palace garden terraces, also known as "falling gardens," 1935. In the foreground, a female costumed interpreter (originally referred to as a "hostess") sits on a bench. These falling gardens, in addition to the canal (at base…
Courtyard Garden, Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia
Geometric parterres form a small courtyard garden beside the outbuildings on the left side of the Governor's Palace complex, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1935.
Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia
View of the Revolutionary War burial ground, behind the formal gardens of the Governor's Palace, 1935. Soldiers' bodies were interred here when the Palace served as a hospital during the Revolution. The structure to the far right, built into the…