Raleigh Tavern, Common Dining Room

Raleigh Tavern, Common Dining Room

Block 17. Building 06.

Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)

Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Taverns (Inns) -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Furniture -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Interior of Raleigh Tavern's Common Dining Room, 1935. The Raleigh Tavern was the frequent scene of both jollity and consequence. Burned to the ground in 1859, the tavern 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 advances over the years, the Raleigh Tavern's interiors have changed and evolved to reflect a more authentic and accurate view of each room's likely contents and arrangements.

Lincoln, F.S.

1935

1935

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

Gelatin or collodian printing out paper with platinum toning, mounted on board

8x10 inches