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Contents
Bracken Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Brick House Tavern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Brick House Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Robert Carter Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chiswell-Bucktrout House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chiswell-Bucktrout Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Richard Crump House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ewing House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ewing Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Isham Goddin Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Peter Hay’s Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
George Jackson House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Orlando Jones House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Orlando Jones Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Orlando Jones Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lewis House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lightfoot Tenement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Market Square Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Market Square Tavern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Masonic Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Moody Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
David Morton House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Nicholas-Tyler Laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Nicholas-Tyler Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Orrell House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
The Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Bracken Kitchen
The Bracken Kitchen was a part of the extensive real estate
holdings of the Rev. John Bracken. It is located on East Francis
Street. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main
house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and
to reduce the risk of fire.
The first-floor room has a queen canopy bed. This room is ADA
compliant for wheelchair accessibility. The second floor has twin
beds. The pitched roofline creates a unique atmosphere in this
room. Both rooms have private, full bath facilities.
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Brick House Tavern
The Brick House Tavern is located on Duke of Gloucester Street.
It has 16 rooms, all have private, full baths. The Brick House has
always been used as lodging. In 1770, the innkeeper, Mary Davis,
advertised “12 or 14 very good lodging rooms” and also noted
that the first-floor rooms were reserved for ladies and the rooms
above for gentlemen.
There is a Great Room with fireplace in the cellar. The first floor
has eight rooms. There are three queen beds, two double beds,
and three twin beds.
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The second floor has eight rooms. There are two rooms with
double beds, four with twin beds, and two with queen beds.
This tavern is an excellent choice for large family reunions and
gatherings.
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Brick House Shop
The Brick House Shop is located behind the main tavern on
Botetourt Street. It was used by two entrepreneurs, Messrs.
Cosby and Moore, to carry on the “RIDING-CHAIR MAKERS
business, in all its branches; and likewise make carts, and all
kinds of wheels.”
It is a two-bedroom house. The first floor has one bedroom with
one queen canopy bed with trundle and a sitting room with a
fireplace. The second floor has a bedroom with two double beds.
Both bedrooms have private, full baths.
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Robert Carter Kitchen
The Robert Carter Kitchen is located behind the Robert Carter
House, on Palace Green. The house was owned by descendents
of Robert “King” Carter of Carter’s Grove. Eighteenth-century
kitchens were detached from the main house to prevent the
spread of food odors and extreme heat and to reduce the risk
of fire.
The first floor has a sitting room with a daybed and trundle and a
fireplace. The second floor has a queen bed and private, full bath
facilities.
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Chiswell-Bucktrout House
The Chiswell-Bucktrout House is located on East Francis Street.
It has nine rooms on two floors. Two prominent citizens, Col.
John Chiswell and Benjamin Bucktrout owned the house.
Chiswell had the house built in a popular English style. Known
for his hot-headed temper, Chiswell was arrested for murder. His
well-connected friends arranged for him to be freed on bail, but
he was found dead before his trial. Bucktrout was a cabinetmaker
from London who purchased the house a few years after
Chiswell’s death.
The first floor has six rooms. There are three queen canopy
bedrooms (one has a fireplace), two rooms with twin beds, and
one room with a double canopy bed. There are two sets of rooms
that can be connected. All rooms have private, full baths.
The second floor has three rooms. There are two queen canopy
bedrooms and one twin bedroom. The twin bedroom can be
connected to one of the queen rooms. All rooms have private,
full baths.
This tavern is an excellent choice for large family reunions and
gatherings.
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Chiswell-Bucktrout Kitchen
The Chiswell-Bucktrout Kitchen is located next to the ChiswellBucktrout House. It has one room with a queen canopy bed and a
fireplace. It has a private, full bath.
Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house
to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to
reduce the risk of fire.
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Richard Crump House
The Richard Crump House is located on Francis Street. It was
part of extensive real estate holdings of the Rev. John Bracken.
Maps from the early 1800s showed the house marked as “Js.
Carter.” James Carter and his brother were both apothecaries and
surgeons during the mid to late 1700s.
The first floor has a queen canopy bed. The second floor has twin
beds. Both rooms have private, full bath facilities.
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Ewing House
The Ewing House on East Francis Street was named for Scottish
immigrant Ebenezer Ewing. He lived with Elizabeth Ashton and
their son Thomas. Ewing specified in his will that, if Elizabeth
married after his death, the house would go to Thomas. Elizabeth
never married.
The first-floor suite has a queen canopy bed and a sitting room
with a fireplace. The second floor has two rooms, both with twin
beds. Each of the three rooms has private, full bath facilities.
Sitting Room
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Ewing Shop
The Ewing Shop is where Ebenezer Ewing sold merchandise to
earn a living. He stocked a variety of objects such as thread,
coating materials, and nails.
The shop is located behind the Ewing House. It has a queen
canopy bed, a fireplace, and a private, full bath.
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Isham Goddin Shop
Isham Goddin, a militiaman from New Kent County, acquired
the small shop for £200 in 1778. He sold the plot in 1783 for
£90 and returned to New Kent County. His losses reflect wartime
inflation and the collapse of Williamsburg property values after
the capital moved.
It is a two-bedroom house located near the gardens for Christiana
Campbell’s Tavern. The first floor has a sitting room with
fireplace and a
bedroom with queen
canopy bed. The
second floor has two
twin beds. The full
bath facilities are
located on the second
floor. The pitched
roofline creates a
unique feeling in
the upstairs bedroom
area.
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Peter Hay’s Kitchen
Peter Hay’s Kitchen is located across Queen Street from Market
Square Tavern. Mr. Hay was a doctor-apothecary who sold drugs
and sundries. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from
the main house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme
heat and to reduce the risk of fire.
This house has a sitting room with a fireplace on the first floor.
The second floor has a queen canopy bed and private, full bath
facilities.
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George Jackson House
The George Jackson House is located on York Street near
Christiana Campbell’s Tavern. The lot was owned by Benjamin
Waller. George Jackson bought the property in 1773 or 1774
and operated a shop from the attached wing. Jackson risked his
life during the American Revolution by chartering a ship and
running gunpowder from Bermuda for the American forces.
The first-floor suite has a queen canopy bed, sitting room with a
queen sleeper-sofa, and private, full bath. The second floor has
a queen canopy bed and sitting room with a twin daybed with
trundle. The private, full bath is accessed from the hall.
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Orlando Jones House
The Orlando Jones House is on Duke of Gloucester Street. Jones
is less well known than his granddaughter Martha and his father,
the first rector of Bruton Parish Church. Martha was the widow
Custis, who married a promising young man named George
Washington.
The house has four rooms. The first-floor rooms both have queen
canopy beds and fireplaces. They have private, full baths in the
room. The second-floor rooms both have twin beds. Each private,
full bath is located in the upstairs hallway.
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Orlando Jones Kitchen
The Orlando Jones Kitchen is located behind the Orlando Jones
House. It has a sitting room with fireplace and daybed with
trundle on the first floor. The bedroom is located on the second
floor and has a double bed. The private, full bath is also on the
second floor.
Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house
to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to
reduce the risk of fire.
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Orlando Jones Office
The Orlando Jones Shop (Office) is located next to the Orlando
Jones House. It has two rooms. The first-floor room has a queen
canopy bed with twin trundle bed. There is a fireplace in this
room. The second-floor room has twin beds and private, full bath.
These two rooms have separate entrances but are joined with an
internal connecting door.
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Lewis House
The Lewis House was a part of the property owned by Orlando
Jones, grandfather of Martha Washington. It is located on the
corner of East Francis Street and Colonial Avenue. Charles Lewis
purchased the Francis Street corner of the property. The house
was modest and was torn down and another was erected using the
original chimney and foundations. During the restoration, the
architects reconstructed the house as accurately as possible on the
original foundations.
The first floor has a common living room for all occupants to
use. The bedroom has a queen canopy bed, fireplace, and private,
full bath. The second floor suite has twin beds and a sitting room
with a twin daybed and twin trundle. The private, full bath is
accessed in the hall.
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Lightfoot Tenement
The Lightfoot Tenement is a two-story dwelling offering two
separate rental suites—one on the first floor and one on the
second floor. In the 18th century, a tenement was often used as a
guesthouse for visiting family and friends.
Each floor offers guests a queen canopy bed, a sitting room
with fireplace, and private, full bath facilities. The first-floor
bedroom also has a trundle bed. A garden area is located in
the back of the house.
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Market Square Kitchen
The Market Square Kitchen is located behind the main tavern. It
has one ADA wheelchair accessible room on the first floor with a
double canopy bed and a fireplace. It has a private, full bathroom
with a roll-in shower and full bath. The second floor has twin
beds and a private, full bath.
Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from the main house
to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme heat and to
reduce the risk of fire.
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Market Square Tavern
The Market Square Tavern is located on Duke of Gloucester
Street next to Market Square. It has 11 rooms, one of which is
ADA wheelchair accessible. Each room has a full, private bath.
Market Square Tavern was home to Thomas Jefferson during his
law studies with George Wythe. He rose early and studied next to
the window until the sun’s first rays outshone his chamber stick.
There is a Great Room with a fireplace original to the building
on the first floor. The first floor has six rooms (one of which has a
private fireplace). There are three queen canopy beds, two double
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canopy beds, and a room with twin beds. 25
The second floor has five rooms. There are three rooms with
double beds, one with two double beds, and one with a queen
bed. Each room has private, full bath facilities.
The Market Square Tavern is an excellent choice for large family
reunions and gatherings.
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Masonic Kitchen
In the late 18th century, the Williamsburg branch of the Masons
rented the ground floor of a house on Francis Street owned by
William Lightfoot for their Lodge. The Masonic Kitchen, which
is shown on the 1782 Frenchman’s Map of Williamsburg, is
next to the Masonic Lodge. Eighteenth-century kitchens were
detached from the main house to prevent the spread of food
odors and extreme heat and to reduce the risk of fire.
The first floor has a living area and a master bedroom with a
queen canopy bed. The second floor has twin beds. The full bath
facilities are located on the second floor.
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Moody Kitchen
The Moody Kitchen is located behind the Moody House on East
Francis Street. Eighteenth-century kitchens were detached from
the main house to prevent the spread of food odors and extreme
heat and to reduce the risk of fire. The room has a queen canopy
bed, a fireplace, and a private, full bath.
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David Morton House
The David Morton House is located on the corner of Waller
Street and York Street, near Christiana Campbell’s Tavern.
William Lewis once operated a store on this site owned by
Benjamin Waller. Tailor David Morton acquired the property, and
he and his family lived here until his death in 1800.
The first-floor suite has a queen canopy bed and a sitting room
with a fireplace and queen sleeper-sofa. The suite has a private,
full bath. The second floor also has a queen canopy bed and a
sitting room with a twin daybed with a trundle. The private, full
bath is accessed from the hall.
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Nicholas-Tyler Laundry
The Nicholas-Tyler Laundry is located on East Francis Street
across from the Market Square.
There are two rooms, which have a common entrance. The
first floor has a sitting room with fireplace and a king bed with
private, full bath facilities. The second floor has a sitting room
with a twin daybed and twin trundle. The bedroom has twin beds
as well. The bath is private.
In the 18th century, the houses of the well-to-do had a laundry
that was detached from the main building. The laundry was
generally near the well so that water was easily accessible.
Household linens were washed about once every couple of weeks
in the summer and once a month during the winter.
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Nicholas-Tyler Office
The Nicholas-Tyler Office is located on the corner of East Francis
Street and South England Street. Robert Carter Nicholas owned
the property in 1770. He built a large house with numerous
dependencies. John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States,
owned the property and, as vice-president, received word at the
house that William Henry Harrison lay dead at the White House.
There are two suites in this house. The first floor has a sitting
room with a fireplace. The bedroom has two double beds. There
is a private, full bath. The second floor has a double bed and a
raised sitting room area with a day bed. There is a private, full
bath. These two rooms have separate entrances, but a connecting
door joins both rooms without going outside.
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Orrell House
The Orrell House is located on East Francis Street and the
main drive for the Williamsburg Inn. Little is known about the
structure prior to the 1800s since records were destroyed during
the Civil War. John Orrell bought it around 1800, and he lived
here for about 20 years. The builder of the house was very
practical because the unusually steep lower slope of the gambrel
roof allowed more headroom and floor space on the second floor.
The first-floor suite has a sitting room with fireplace and a daybed
and trundle. The bedroom has a double canopy bed and fireplace.
The second floor has two
separate accommodations.
The first has twin beds
with private, full bath
facilities across the hall.
The second has a double
half canopy bed and a
sitting room with twin
daybed. The full bath has
a shower only; there is no
bath tub.
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The Quarter
The Quarter is an original building. It is commonly thought
that this house was used to accommodate indentured servants or
slaves. It is located on the corner of East Francis Street and the
main drive for the Williamsburg Inn. The first floor has a sitting
room and a bedroom with a double bed and full bath. The second
floor has twin beds and private, full bath. The roofline creates a
unique atmosphere in this room.
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