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Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-1776

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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 Hays 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 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 Carters 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 Chiswells
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 Chiswell-
Bucktrout 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
Campbells 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 Hays Kitchen
Peter Hays 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 Campbells 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 suitesone 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 suns 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
canopy beds, and a room with twin beds. (cont.)

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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 Frenchmans 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 Campbells 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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