Raleigh Tavern, Exterior, Entrance Detail of South Facade from the Southwest

Raleigh Tavern, Exterior, Entrance Detail of South Facade from the Southwest

Block 17. Building 06.

Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)

Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Taverns (Inns) -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Entrance detail of the Raleigh Tavern's southern facade, viewed from the southwest along Duke of Gloucester Street, 1935. The tavern's signboard and a fence stand in the foreground, while the front entrance of the building is visible in the background. A lead bust of Sir Walter Raleigh, the noted navigator-explorer, is featured in the broken pediment above the tavern's front doors. Eighteenth-century spelling was not exact and Raleigh most often wrote his name without the “i”.

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.

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