Peyton Randolph House
Dublin Core
Title
Peyton Randolph House
Subject
Peyton Randolph House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Recto and verso of official Colonial Williamsburg postcard featuring a photo of a costumed interpreter pausing just inside the door of the stair passage of the Peyton Randolph House.
The caption reads: "Elegant and spacious, this stair passage, with its pine wainscot, welcomes visitors to the home of the first president of the Continental Congress, where the Comte de Rochambeau headquartered in 1781, and the Marquis de Lafayette was entertained during his triumphal return to the United States in 1824."
The caption reads: "Elegant and spacious, this stair passage, with its pine wainscot, welcomes visitors to the home of the first president of the Continental Congress, where the Comte de Rochambeau headquartered in 1781, and the Marquis de Lafayette was entertained during his triumphal return to the United States in 1824."
Creator
H.S. Crocker Co., Inc. for Colonial Williamsburg
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AV-2015-02-20-R
AV-2015-02-20-V
AV-2015-02-20-V
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Collection
Citation
H.S. Crocker Co., Inc. for Colonial Williamsburg, “Peyton Randolph House,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 26, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/892.