Market Square Tavern, Great Room
Market Square Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 12. Building 13.
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
View of the west end of the Great Room of the Market Square Tavern taken by F.S. Lincoln in 1935. The original 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. The Great Room served as a gathering spot for conversations, games, and special occasions. Its focal point is a large round table encircled by Windsor chairs. A desk, high chest of drawers, side table, armchair, and ladder-back side chair complete the furnishings.
Lincoln, F.S.
1935
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Market Square Tavern, Great Room
Market Square Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 12. Building 13.
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
View of the west end of the Great Room of the Market Square Tavern taken by F.S. Lincoln in 1935. The original 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. The Great Room served as a gathering spot for conversations, games, and special occasions. Its focal point is a large round table encircled by Windsor chairs. A desk, high chest of drawers, side table, armchair, and ladder-back side chair complete the furnishings.
Lincoln, F.S.
1935
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A Dining Room in the Travis House
Travis House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Restaurants - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 13. Building 23A.
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.
Lincoln, F.S.
Pacific Stereopticon Co.
1935
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Apollo Room in the Raleigh Tavern
Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 17. Building 06A.
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Lantern slide featuring a photo taken by F.S. Lincoln of the Apollo Room in the Raleigh Tavern as it appeared in 1935. It is the twenty-ninth 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.
The Apollo Room at the Raleigh Tavern was the frequent scene of both jollity and consequence. Dinners and dances rivaled in elegance those at the Palace and burgesses reconvened at the tavern when they were dissolved by royal governors prior to the Revolution. Burned to the ground in 1859, it was reconstructed from published illustrations, insurance policies, and archaeology that uncovered most of the original foundations.
Interior furnishings and decor reflect curators' views in the 1930s as to what Williamsburg's historic interiors may have looked like in the eighteenth century. Nevertheless, with new research findings evolving over the years, the Raleigh Tavern's interior furnishings have changed to reflect a more authentic and accurate view of each room's likely contents and arrangements.
Pacific Stereopticon Co.
ca. 1935
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Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern
Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Historic buildings-Virginia-Williamsburg
Taverns (Inns)-Virgnia-Williamsburg
Block 17. Building 06A.
The Apollo Room at the Raleigh Tavern was the frequent scene of both jollity and consequence. Dinners and dances rivaled in elegance those at the Palace. Burgesses reconvened at the tavern when they were dissolved by royal governors prior to the Revolution. Burned to the ground in 1859, it was reconstructed from published illustrations, insurance policies, and archaeology that uncovered most of the original foundations.
Interior furnishings and decor reflect curators' views in the 1930s as to how Williamsburg's historic interiors may have looked in the eighteenth century. Nevertheless, with new research advancements over the years, the interiors of the Raleigh Tavern have changed to reflect a more authentic and accurate view of the building’s likely contents and room arrangements.
Lincoln, F.S.
1935
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Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern
Garrison, Richard
Block 17. Building 06A.
Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Taverns - Virginia - Williamsburg
Raleigh Tavern, view of Apollo Room interior looking north, ca.1937
Garrison, Richard
1937
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Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern
Garrison, Richard
Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 17. Building 06A.
Taverns - Virginia - Williamsburg
Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia, ca. 1937
Garrison, Richard
1937
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Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern
Block 17. Building 06A.
Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Dining rooms - Virginia - Williamsburg
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
North elevation of the Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia
Nivison, Frank
1932
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Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern
Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 17. Building 06A.
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Raleigh Tavern, Apollo Room, Williamsburg, Virginia
Tebbs, Robert W.
1933
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Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern
Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 17. Building 06A.
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Raleigh Tavern, Apollo Room, Williamsburg, Virginia
Tebbs, Robert W.
1930
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Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia
Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 17. Building 06A.
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
Furniture - Virginia - Williamsburg
Lincoln, F.S.
Lantern slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940
Interior of Raleigh Tavern's Apollo Room, 1935. The Apollo Room at the Raleigh Tavern was the frequent scene of both jollity and consequence. Dinners and dances rivaled in elegance those at the Palace and burgesses reconvened at the tavern when they were dissolved by royal governors prior to the Revolution. Burned to the ground in 1859, it was reconstructed from published illustrations, insurance policies, and archaeology that uncovered most of the original foundations.
Interior furnishings and decor reflect curators' views in the 1930s as to what Williamsburg's historic interiors may have looked like in the eighteenth century. Nevertheless, with new research findings evolving over the years, the Raleigh Tavern's interior furnishings have changed to reflect a more authentic and accurate view of each room's likely contents and arrangements.
Lincoln, F.S.
1935
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Aunt Mary
Albertype Co.
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 20. Building 03J.
Kitchens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Recto and verso of postcard illustrated with a reproduction of a painting titled "Aunt Mary" by Eleanor R. Craighill. The African American costumed interpreter is seated on a chair in the Governor's Palace Kitchen at Colonial Williamsburg. This postcard is part of a series produced by The Albertype Co. of Brooklyn, New York, during the 1930s and is an example of a early efforts to promote the Governor's Palace after it opened as a exhibition building in April 1934.
According to the card's caption: "'Aunt Mary,' born a slave and one of the old cooks of Williamsburg, is now the custodian of the kitchen of the restored Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia."
Albertype Co.
ca.1935
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Blue Room, Wren Building
Wren Building (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 16. Building 03.
Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Furnishings - Virginia - Williamsburg
College of William & Mary
View looking towards the entrance doors in the Blue Room of the Wren Building, College of William and Mary, soon after its restoration, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Tebbs, Robert W.
1933
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Blue Room, Wren Building
Wren Building (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 16. Building 03.
Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
College of William & Mary
Furnishings - Virginia - Williamsburg
View looking towards the fireplace in the Blue Room of the Wren Building, College of William and Mary, soon after its restoration, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Tebbs, Robert W.
1933
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Blue Room, Wren Building, College of William and Mary
Wren Building (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 16. Building 03.
College of William & Mary
Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Furnishings - Virginia - Williamsburg
View looking towards the fireplace in the Blue Room of the Wren Building, College of William and Mary, soon after its restoration, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Tebbs, Robert W.
1933
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Breakfast Room, Rose Hill
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Albemarle County
Plantations - Virginia - Albemarle County
Furnishings
Breakfast Room, Rose Hill, Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia
Beckwith, Edward
1933
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Breakfast Room, Rose Hill
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Albemarle County
Plantations - Virginia - Albemarle County
Furnishings
Breakfast Room, Rose Hill, Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia
Beckwith, Edward
1933
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Burgesses Chamber, Capitol
Capitol (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 08. Building 11.
Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Furnishings - Virginia - Williamsburg
View looking south in the House of Burgesses towards the Speaker's Chair and benches in one of the apsidal ends of the Capitol, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Tebbs, Robert W.
1933
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Claremont Manor Basement
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Furnishings
Furnishings in basement room of Claremont Manor, Surry County, Virginia
Beckwith, Edward
1934
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Claremont Manor Dining Room
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Surry County
Historic buildings - Virginia - Surry County
Furnishings
Claremont Manor Dining Room, Surry County, Virginia
Beckwith, Edward
1934
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