Duke of Gloucester Street
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Duke of Gloucester Street is the main historic thoroughfare in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, lined with restored 18th-century buildings, shops, and landmarks that recreate early American colonial life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duke of Gloucester Street canonical | 3 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic street
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American colonial era daily life reenactments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFeature |
horse-drawn carriages (in the historic area)
ⓘ
period-costumed interpreters (in the historic area) ⓘ restored colonial streetscape ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
educational interpretation of colonial history
ⓘ
open-air museum setting ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInstitution |
College of William & Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
College of William & Mary (at its western end vicinity)
|
| hasNotableBuilding |
Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Bruton Parish Church (just off the street, closely associated)
Capitol (at or near its eastern terminus in the historic area) ⓘ Governor's Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Governor's Palace (near its eastern end)
King's Arms Tavern ⓘ Market Square Tavern ⓘ Raleigh Tavern ⓘ Shields Tavern ⓘ various colonial trade shops ⓘ |
| hasRole | main thoroughfare of Colonial Williamsburg ⓘ |
| hasStreetType | east–west street ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark District (as part of Colonial Williamsburg)
|
| historicalSignificance | central axis of the colonial capital of Virginia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colonial-era landmarks
ⓘ
historic shops ⓘ recreation of early American colonial life ⓘ restored 18th-century buildings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colonial Williamsburg
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ Williamsburg ⓘ
surface form:
Williamsburg, Virginia
|
| maintainedBy | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Duke of Gloucester
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Gloucester (British title)
|
| partOf |
Colonial Williamsburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area
|
| pedestrianUsage | primarily pedestrian in the restored area ⓘ |
| timePeriodRecreated | 18th century ⓘ |
| tourism | major visitor destination in Williamsburg ⓘ |
| urbanContext | runs through the core of the restored colonial capital ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg)