Governors Palace
The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, was the official residence of the royal governors of the Colony of Virginia. It was also a home for two of Virginia's post-colonial governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, until the capital was moved to Richmond in 1780, and with it the governor's residence.Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic property and museum in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Governor’s House, Williamsburg” and “Governor’s Palace”
- Address: 300 Palace Green Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonial Williamsburg and Palace Green.
Colonial Williamsburg
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colonial Williamsburg is a "living-history museum" located in a historic district in Williamsburg, Virginia. Encompassing 301 acres, Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area re-creates 18th-century Williamsburg as it appeared preceding and during the American Revolution.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ewell and Grove.
Ewell
Hamlet
Ewell was an unincorporated town in James City County west of Williamsburg, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Ewell was named for Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, who was a U.S. and Confederate army officer, and civil engineer. Ewell is situated 4½ miles northwest of Governors Palace.
Grove
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grove is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of James City County in the Virginia Peninsula subregion of Virginia, United States. It is located in the center of the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, communities linked by the Colonial Parkway. Grove is situated 5 miles southeast of Governors Palace.
Lightfoot
Village
Lightfoot is an unincorporated community which straddles the James City–York county border, west of Williamsburg, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Lightfoot is situated 5 miles northwest of Governors Palace.
Governors Palace
- Categories: historic house museum, reconstructed structure, replica, and tourism
- Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.27385° or 37° 16′ 26″ northLongitude
-76.70251° or 76° 42′ 9″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Operator
Colonial Williamsburg FoundationOpen location code
879577FW+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 11300914814OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Governors Palace” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “總督府”
- French: “palais du Gouverneur de Williamsburg”
- French: “Palais du Gouverneur de Williamsburg”
- German: “Governor’s Palace”
- Japanese: “総督公邸”
- Portuguese: “Palácio do Governador (Williamsburg)”
- Portuguese: “Palácio do Governador”
- Spanish: “Palacio del Gobernador (Virginia)”
- Spanish: “Palacio del Gobernador”
- “Governor’s House, Williamsburg”
- “Governor’s Palace”
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