Governor's Palace

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colonial governor's residence historic house museum reconstructed building

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Governor's Palace canonical	2
Governor's Palace, Williamsburg	2
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg)	1
Governor's Palace (near its eastern end)	1

Statements (46)

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 of America ⓘ surface form: United States
destroyedBy	fire ⓘ
destructionYear	1781 ⓘ
educationalUse	living history interpretation of colonial government ⓘ
functionedAs	seat of executive power in colonial Virginia ⓘ
governedTerritory	Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ surface form: Colony of Virginia
heritageDesignation	contributing property to Colonial Williamsburg National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
historicalEra	Colonial America ⓘ
locatedIn	Colonial Williamsburg ⓘ
location	Williamsburg ⓘ surface form: Williamsburg, Virginia
near	Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: House of Burgesses of Virginia
ownership	Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ⓘ
partOf	Colonial Williamsburg ⓘ surface form: 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reconstructionMethod	based on archaeological evidence ⓘ based on historical documents ⓘ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 Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American Revolution

Referenced by (6)

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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Governor's Palace (Williamsburg)

Colonial Williamsburg → hasComponent → Governor's Palace ⓘ

Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia → locatedNear → Governor's Palace ⓘ

subject surface form: Bruton Parish Church

this entity surface form: Governor's Palace, Williamsburg

Duke of Gloucester Street → hasNotableBuilding → Governor's Palace ⓘ

this entity surface form: Governor's Palace (near its eastern end)

Wren Building → near → Governor's Palace ⓘ

this entity surface form: Governor's Palace, Williamsburg