Paradise House

Paradise House

Ludwell-Paradise House (Williamsburg, Va.)

Block 18-1. Building 07.

Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg

Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg

Lantern Slides - Hand colored - 1930-1940

View of the front elevation of the Ludwell-Paradise House as featured on a lantern slide produced by A.D. Handy Co. One of the eighty-eight original eighteenth-century buildings at Colonial Williamsburg, the house played an important role in the museum's founding as the first property purchased by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Members of the Ludwell family resided here in the eighteenth century and Lucy Ludwell Paradise, one of their more eccentric offspring, became a well-known socialite in both London and Virginia. She also became a namesake for this home that is a cornerstone of Williamsburg's restoration.

A.D. Handy Co.

Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slide Collection, AV-2000.9, Box 1

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HLS-54

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Lantern slide

3.25 x 4 inches