Pre-restoration view of the north elevation of the William Finnie House, formerly known as the Peyton Randolph House and the James Semple House, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Creator
Shurcliff, Arthur
Date
1928
Is Part Of
Arthur Shurcliff Williamsburg Record Photograph Albums, AV2010.5, Box 2, Volume 4
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
AV201005_S411
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Pre-restoration view of the chimney on the south elevation of the William Finnie House, formerly known as the Peyton Randolph House and James Semple House, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Creator
Shurcliff, Arthur
Date
1928
Is Part Of
Arthur Shurcliff Williamsburg Record Photograph Albums, AV2010.5, Box 2, Volume 4
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
AV201005_S412
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Pre-restoration view of a portion of the south elevation of the William Finnie House, formerly known as the Peyton Randolph House and James Semple House, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Creator
Shurcliff, Arthur
Date
1928
Is Part Of
Arthur Shurcliff Williamsburg Record Photograph Albums, AV2010.5, Box 2, Volume 4
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
AV201005_S414
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin silver print mounted on linen
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7 inches
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The caption reads: "James Semple House, Williamsburg, Virginia. A restored house which though built about 1801 was of an earlier colonial type. Once owned by Judge James Semple."
This information is now outdated but reflects the research data available at the time the postcard was generated. The house is actually an example of one of the extant 18th-century domestic buildings still standing in Colonial Williamsburg. It served as the residence of the William Finnie family in the third quarter of the 18th-century. Finnie served in the American Revolution as quartermaster general of the Southern Department. James Semple became the owner of the property in 1800.]]>2021-03-23T17:08:01-04:00
Dublin Core
Title
James Semple House
Subject
William Finnie House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 02. Building 07.
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Postcard depicting the James Semple House (now known as the William Finnie House), Williamsburg, Va., published by the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY.
The caption reads: "James Semple House, Williamsburg, Virginia. A restored house which though built about 1801 was of an earlier colonial type. Once owned by Judge James Semple."
This information is now outdated but reflects the research data available at the time the postcard was generated. The house is actually an example of one of the extant 18th-century domestic buildings still standing in Colonial Williamsburg. It served as the residence of the William Finnie family in the third quarter of the 18th-century. Finnie served in the American Revolution as quartermaster general of the Southern Department. James Semple became the owner of the property in 1800.
Creator
Albertype Co.
Date
ca. 1930s
Rights
This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). For reproduction queries: Rights and reproductions
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AVPC-93-090-R
AVPC-93-090-V
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Inscribed "Residence of Peyton Randolph First President of the Continental Congress, Speaker of the House of Burgesses." Page contains one photograph of the front elevation of the William Finnie House, mistakenly identified by the scrapbook compiler as the residence of Peyton Randolph, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
Armistead, Julia Champion
Date
Circa 1910
Is Part Of
Armistead Family Scrapbook, AV2001.5
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AV2001-05-P10
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
View looking east towards the side elevation of the William Finnie House, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
Barrows, John A.
Is Part Of
John A. Barrows Photograph Collection, MS1996.22, Box 1
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
Bar-003w
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin silver print
Physical Dimensions
2.5 x 4 inches
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One of the eighty-eight original buildings at Colonial Williamsburg, the Finnie House is named after William Finnie. He resided in the home in the 1770s and early 1780s and held the office of quartermaster general of the Southern Department during the American Revolution.
At the time of this postcard's publication, townspeople mistakenly associated this home with Peyton Randolph. Research undertaken during the initial restoration of Williamsburg revealed that Randolph resided in a different home and it was re-named for one of its prominent residents, William Finnie.
The caption reads: "Home of Honorable Peyton Randolph, First President of the Continental Congress which met in Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, September 5, 1774 and Providential Grand Master of Masons of Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia."]]>2021-03-23T17:10:30-04:00
Dublin Core
Title
William Finnie House
Subject
William Finnie House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 02. Building 07.
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Recto and verso of postcard of the William Finnie House, once known as the Peyton Randolph House, published by H.D. Cole, News Dealer.
One of the eighty-eight original buildings at Colonial Williamsburg, the Finnie House is named after William Finnie. He resided in the home in the 1770s and early 1780s and held the office of quartermaster general of the Southern Department during the American Revolution.
At the time of this postcard's publication, townspeople mistakenly associated this home with Peyton Randolph. Research undertaken during the initial restoration of Williamsburg revealed that Randolph resided in a different home and it was re-named for one of its prominent residents, William Finnie.
The caption reads: "Home of Honorable Peyton Randolph, First President of the Continental Congress which met in Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, September 5, 1774 and Providential Grand Master of Masons of Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia."
Creator
Cole, H.D.
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AV-2000-2-10
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Pre-restoration view along Francis Street of the William Finnie House, also known as the James Semple House, and the Timberlake House, now demolished, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1928.
Creator
Davidson, D. N.
Date
Circa 1928
Date Created
Circa 1928
Is Part Of
D. N. Davidson Photograph Collection, AV-2013.2, Box 1, Folder 4
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
D-84
see also N3602
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Pre-restoration view looking southwest towards the front porch of the William Finnie House, formerly known as the James Semple House, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Creator
Davidson, D.N.
Date
1928
Is Part Of
Architectural Photo Albums Collection, AV2013.2, Box 12, Folder 1
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
1976-2323R
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Recto and verso, pre-restoration view looking west down the south side of Francis Street towards the William Finnie House, formerly known as the James Semple House, and several other houses beyond it that were eventually torn down as the restoration work progressed in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Creator
Davidson, D.N.
Nivison, Frank
Date
1928
1933
Is Part Of
Architectural Photo Albums Collection, AV2013.2, Box 12, Folder 1
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
N3602R, N3602V. See also D.N.D. #84.
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
View looking from the garden towards the rear, or south, elevation of the William Finnie House with the wellhead and dairy to the left and right, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Creator
Frank, Ernest M.
Date
1940
Is Part Of
Ernest Maurice Frank Photograph Collection, AV2009.58, Album 2, Page 3
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
AV2009-58-A02-FRA003_009
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Pre-restoration view looking across Francis Street towards the front elevation of the William Finnie House, formerly known as the Semple House, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
Layton, Thomas
Date
1929
Is Part Of
Thomas Layton Photograph Collection
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
L-820
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Recto and verso, pre-restoration view of the rear elevation and landscaping, William Finnie House, formerly known as the James Semple House, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Creator
Layton, Thomas
Date
1929
Is Part Of
Architectural Photo Albums Collection, AV2013.2, Box 12, Folder 1
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
L818R, L818V
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.