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A popular restaurant for tourists in the 1930s, the Travis House stood for a period of time along Duke of Gloucester Street on the site formerly occupied by the Palace Theatre. Its menu featured dishes inspired by colonial recipes. The structure moved back to its original location at the northeast corner of Francis and Henry Streets in the early 1950s.
Colonel Edward Champion Travis built the home in 1765 and it acquired several additions as successive owners occupied the site. Travis served in the House of Burgesses and was its most prominent colonial occupant. The house became a residence for superintendents of Eastern State Hospital in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Eastern State Hospital turned the building over to the Williamsburg Restoration in 1929 and this led to its temporary move to Duke of Gloucester Street to become a restaurant between 1930-1951.]]>2021-03-23T17:08:33-04:00
Dublin Core
Title
A Dining Room in the Travis House
Subject
Travis House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Restaurants - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 13. Building 23A.
Description
Lantern slide featuring a photo taken by F.S. Lincoln of the Dining Room in the Travis House as it appeared in 1935. It is the twenty-sixth slide in a set produced by the Pacific Stereopticon Co. of Los Angeles, California, now defunct, to illustrate the story of Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin's dream to restore a portion of Williamsburg, Virginia to its 18th-century appearance as a shrine to early American ideals.
A popular restaurant for tourists in the 1930s, the Travis House stood for a period of time along Duke of Gloucester Street on the site formerly occupied by the Palace Theatre. Its menu featured dishes inspired by colonial recipes. The structure moved back to its original location at the northeast corner of Francis and Henry Streets in the early 1950s.
Colonel Edward Champion Travis built the home in 1765 and it acquired several additions as successive owners occupied the site. Travis served in the House of Burgesses and was its most prominent colonial occupant. The house became a residence for superintendents of Eastern State Hospital in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Eastern State Hospital turned the building over to the Williamsburg Restoration in 1929 and this led to its temporary move to Duke of Gloucester Street to become a restaurant between 1930-1951.
Creator
Lincoln, F.S.
Publisher
Pacific Stereopticon Co.
Date
1935
Is Part Of
Pacific Stereopticon Company Lantern Slide Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
PSC-026
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
African American Men at Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia
Subject
African American Photographers
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - photographs
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - social life and customs
Restaurants - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
African American young men at a restaurant located in Triangle block between Scotland and Prince George Streets in Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1950's. Possibly Cook's Beer Garden. Men identified as (l to r): Erechardt Tabb, John Roberts, Herce Wallace, George Washington Jones, John Thomas.
Creator
Durant, Albert W.
Date
Circa 1950's
Date Created
Circa 1950's
Is Part Of
Albert Durant Photography Collection, AV-1992.1, Box 12, Folder 1
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
DUR-5380
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - Social life and customs
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - Photographs
Restaurants - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
A group of African American men and women at a celebratory dinner in the Williamsburg area, circa 1950's. On Left: Helen Whitten, Helen Braxton Wynn, rest unknown. On Right: Deacon Daniels, Mrs. Daniels, Samuel Power, unknown, Leonard Wallace, rest unknown.
Creator
Durant, Albert W.
Date
Circa 1950's
Date Created
Circa 1950's
Is Part Of
Albert Durant Photography Collection, AV1992.1, Box 7, Folder 3
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
DUR-5645
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - Social life and customs
African American photographers
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - Photographs
Segregation - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
African Americans dining at Log Cabin Beach, a segregated recreation facility located along the James River just outside of Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1950's.
Creator
Durant, Albert W.
Date
Circa 1950's
Date Created
Circa 1950's
Is Part Of
Albert W Durant Photography Collection, AV-1992.1, Box 7, Folder 2
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
DUR-5296
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Pedestrians walking past the side of the American Restaurant, 326-328 Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia, after removal of west portion.
Creator
Todd and Brown Inc.
Date
1929
Date Created
1929
Is Part Of
Todd and Brown Inc. Photograph Collection, AV2010.3, Box 1
Format
jpeg
Type
image
Identifier
TB402
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Postcard depicting waitresses posing in front of the Capitol Restaurant on Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Va., ca. late 1940s, published by National Press Company, Chicago.
Creator
National Press Company
Date
ca. late 1940s
Rights
This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). For reproduction queries: Rights and reproductions
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AV-2003-06-35-R
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 inches x 3.5 inches
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The other waiter featured on the postcard to the left is Dick Owens.
According to the card's caption, "This well-known eighteenth-century tavern is operated today in the hospitable spirit of its colonial proprietors. Remembered by millions for its delicious seafood from the Chesapeake Bay, steaks, coffees and "Black Velvet" cocktails, Campbell's is one of Virginia's finest restaurants."]]>2021-03-23T17:08:41-04:00
Dublin Core
Title
Christiana Campbell's Tavern
Subject
Christiana Campbell's Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 07. Building 45.
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Restaurants - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Official Colonial Williamsburg postcard featuring a photo of diners at Christiana Campbell's Tavern in the 1950s. The waiter holding the teapot in the center is Hugh Augustus Winfree, Jr., who worked for Colonial Williamsburg for ten years and often posed as a model in promotional photos. An aspiring artist, Winfree held an art exhibition at the Franklin House Dormitory, a housing unit for Colonial Williamsburg employees, in 1956.
The other waiter featured on the postcard to the left is Dick Owens.
According to the card's caption, "This well-known eighteenth-century tavern is operated today in the hospitable spirit of its colonial proprietors. Remembered by millions for its delicious seafood from the Chesapeake Bay, steaks, coffees and "Black Velvet" cocktails, Campbell's is one of Virginia's finest restaurants."
Creator
H.S. Crocker Co., Inc. for Colonial Williamsburg
Date
ca. 1950s
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AVPC-81a-R
AVPC-81a-V
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
A restaurant at the corner of Duke of Gloucester Street and Boundary Street in Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930. The building housed a soda fountain and luncheonette. Several signs mark the busy intersection, including one for the Pocahontas Tea Room, one for taxi service, and a road sign pointing to Jamestown. This block is part of what is today know as Merchants Square.
Creator
Nivison, Frank
Date
Circa 1930
Date Created
Circa 1930
Is Part Of
Frank Nivison Photograph Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
N146
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
African Americans – Virginia – Williamsburg – Social life and customs – Photographs
Log Cabin Beach (Williamsburg, Va.)
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - Photographs
Segregation - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Group dinner at Log Cabin Beach, a segregated swimming beach and fellowship hall located on the James River just outside of Williamsburg, Va., circa 1950.
Creator
Durant, Albert W.
Date
Circa 1950s
Is Part Of
Albert Durant Photography Collection, AV1992.1
Format
jpeg
Type
Still image
Identifier
DUR-5787
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Silver gelatin print
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 inches
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A popular restaurant for tourists in the 1930s, the Travis House served food inspired by colonial recipes. It stood for a period of time along Duke of Gloucester Street on the site formerly occupied by the Palace Theatre (Block 13, Building 23A). The structure moved back to its original location at the northeast corner of Francis and Henry Streets in the early 1950s (Block 14, Building 4).
Colonel Edward Champion Travis built the home in 1765 and it acquired several additions as successive owners occupied the site. Travis served in the House of Burgesses and was its most prominent colonial occupant. The house became a residence for superintendents of Eastern State Hospital in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Eastern State Hospital turned the building over to the Williamsburg Restoration in 1929 and this led to its temporary move to Duke of Gloucester Street to become a restaurant.
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Dublin Core
Title
Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia
Subject
Duke of Gloucester Street (Williamsburg, Va.)
Restaurants - Virginia - Williamsburg
Lantern slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940
Lincoln, F.S.
Description
Hand-colored lantern slide illustrated with a photo of a view looking down Duke of Gloucester Street past the Travis House restaurant. Taken by F.S. Lincoln in 1935, the photo served as one of the earliest promotional images for the newly opened establishment.
A popular restaurant for tourists in the 1930s, the Travis House served food inspired by colonial recipes. It stood for a period of time along Duke of Gloucester Street on the site formerly occupied by the Palace Theatre (Block 13, Building 23A). The structure moved back to its original location at the northeast corner of Francis and Henry Streets in the early 1950s (Block 14, Building 4).
Colonel Edward Champion Travis built the home in 1765 and it acquired several additions as successive owners occupied the site. Travis served in the House of Burgesses and was its most prominent colonial occupant. The house became a residence for superintendents of Eastern State Hospital in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Eastern State Hospital turned the building over to the Williamsburg Restoration in 1929 and this led to its temporary move to Duke of Gloucester Street to become a restaurant.
Creator
Lincoln, F.S.
Date
1935
Is Part Of
Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slides Collection, AV-2000.9, Box 2
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 item
Type
Image
Identifier
HLS-61
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Ernest Wallace Hillside Café, or Wallace and Cook's Beer Garden
Subject
African Americans – Virginia – Williamsburg – Photographs
African American business enterprises – Virginia – Williamsburg
Documentary photography – Virginia – Williamsburg
Vernacular photography – Virginia – Williamsburg
Description
Ernest Wallace Hillside Café, also known as Wallace and Cook's Beer Garden, located on Raleigh Lane [no longer extant] between Franklin and Nicholson Streets, Williamsburg, Va., September 1953. From left to right: Mr. Goodman, Charles Wallace, Elsie Wallace, Ernest Wallace, Blanche Taylor, Helen Wynn-Brown, Carlton Jackson.
Creator
Durant, Albert W.
Date
September 1953
Date Created
September 1953
Rights
This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). For reproduction queries: Rights and reproductions
Is Part Of
Albert W Durant Photography Collection, AV-1992.1, Box 7, Folder 21
Format
JPEG
Medium
Image
Identifier
DUR-446
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - Photographs
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - Social life and customs
Restaurants - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
A group of African Americans and a white woman and her baby seated around a table decorated for a special occasion held at a restaurant in the Williamsburg, Virginia area.
Creator
Durant, Albert W.
Date Created
Circa 1950s
Is Part Of
Albert Durant Photography Collection, AV1992.1
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
DUR-5972
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Lost architecture - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Kandy Kitchen and Norfolk Cafe, 428-430 West Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia, prior to their demolition to construct the Business Block, now known as Merchants Square.
Creator
Todd and Brown Inc.
Date
1929
Is Part Of
Todd and Brown Inc. Photograph Collection, AV2010.3, Box 1
Format
jpeg
Type
image
Identifier
TB451
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation