Robert Carter House, Exterior

Dublin Core

Title

Robert Carter House, Exterior

Subject

Robert Carter House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 30. Building 13.
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Architecture, Colonial - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg

Description

A path leads from the Governor's Palace towards the Robert Carter House overlooking the east side of Palace Green, 1935. One of the original eighty-eight buildings at Colonial Williamsburg, the home served as residence for various members of the Carter family throughout the eighteenth century, beginning with Charles Carter, the son of Robert "King" Carter, and ending with Robert Carter III of Nomini Hall. Governor Robert Dinwiddie also briefly resided in the house during renovations of the Governor's Palace between 1751-1752.

Creator

Lincoln, F.S.

Date

1935

Date Created

1935

Rights

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Format

jpeg

Type

Image

Identifier

LC355P1

Rights Holder

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

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

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

Physical Dimensions

8x10 inches

Citation

Lincoln, F.S., “Robert Carter House, Exterior,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed March 29, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/281.