Governor's Palace

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The Governor's Palace is a grand reconstructed colonial residence in Williamsburg, Virginia, that served as the official home of the royal governors before the American Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial governor's residence ⓘ
historic house museum ⓘ
reconstructed building ⓘ
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture ⓘ
associatedWithEvent American Revolutionary War ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Lord Dunmore ⓘ
Patrick Henry ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
category Governor's residences in the United States ⓘ
Historic house museums in Virginia ⓘ
Houses in Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ
Rebuilt buildings and structures in the United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
destroyedBy fire ⓘ
destructionYear 1781 ⓘ
educationalUse living history interpretation of colonial government ⓘ
functionedAs seat of executive power in colonial Virginia ⓘ
governedTerritory Colony of Virginia ⓘ
heritageDesignation contributing property to Colonial Williamsburg National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
historicalEra Colonial America ⓘ
locatedIn Colonial Williamsburg ⓘ
location Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Williamsburg
near Bruton Parish Church ⓘ
Duke of Gloucester Street ⓘ
notableFeature display of arms in the entrance hall ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ
ornate interior furnishings ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operatedBy Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ⓘ
originalConstructionCompleted 1722 ⓘ
originalConstructionStart 1706 ⓘ
originallyCommissionedBy Francis Nicholson ⓘ
House of Burgesses of Virginia ⓘ
linked to: House of Burgesses
ownership Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ⓘ
partOf Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area ⓘ
reconstructedBy Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ⓘ
reconstructionCompleted 1934 ⓘ
reconstructionMethod based on archaeological evidence ⓘ
based on historical documents ⓘ
servedAs official residence of the royal governors of Virginia ⓘ
significance major attraction in Colonial Williamsburg ⓘ
symbol of royal authority in colonial Virginia ⓘ
tourType guided tours ⓘ
usedBy patriot governors of Virginia ⓘ
royal governors of the Colony of Virginia ⓘ
usedUntil American Revolution ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Williamsburg → hasAttraction → Governor's Palace ⓘ
Colonial Williamsburg restoration → restoredStructure → Governor's Palace (Williamsburg) ⓘ
linked to: Governor's Palace
Colonial Williamsburg → hasComponent → Governor's Palace ⓘ
Bruton Parish Church → locatedNear → Governor's Palace, Williamsburg ⓘ
linked to: Governor's Palace
Duke of Gloucester Street → hasNotableBuilding → Governor's Palace (near its eastern end) ⓘ
linked to: Governor's Palace
Wren Building → near → Governor's Palace, Williamsburg ⓘ
linked to: Governor's Palace
City of Williamsburg, Virginia → hasAttraction → Governor’s Palace (reconstructed) ⓘ
linked to: Governor's Palace
Lord Dunmore → residence → Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Governor's Palace
Virginia Governor's Council → meetsAt → Governor's Palace, Williamsburg ⓘ
linked to: Governor's Palace
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation → hasPart → Governor's Palace (Williamsburg) ⓘ
linked to: Governor's Palace
Capitol (at or near its eastern terminus in the historic area) → near → Governor’s Palace (Williamsburg) ⓘ
linked to: Governor's Palace