Gunsmith

Gunsmith is a historic site in , which is located on Francis Street East. Gunsmith is situated nearby to the historic building , as well as near .
  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Address: 505 Francis Street East, Williamsburg, VA 23185
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonial Williamsburg and Capitol.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a "living-history museum" located in a historic district in , . Encompassing 301 acres, 's Historic Area re-creates 18th-century Williamsburg as it appeared preceding and during the American Revolution.

Historic building
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The at , housed both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the Governor's Council and the House of Burgesses of the colony of Virginia from 1705, six years after the colonial capital was relocated there from nearby , until 1780, when the capital was relocated to .

Historic building
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
The Governor's Palace in , 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 in 1780, and with it the governor's residence. is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Gunsmith.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grove and Ewell.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of in the Virginia Peninsula subregion of , United States. It is located in the center of the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, communities linked by the Colonial Parkway. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Gunsmith.

Hamlet
was an unincorporated town in west of , in the U.S. state of . was named for Benjamin Stoddert , who was a U.S. and Confederate army officer, and civil engineer. is situated 5 miles northwest of Gunsmith.

Village
is an unincorporated community which straddles the – county border, west of , in the U.S. state of . is situated 6 miles northwest of Gunsmith.

Gunsmith

Latitude
37.27078° or 37° 16′ 15″ north
Longitude
-76.69302° or 76° 41′ 35″ west
Operator
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Open location code
879578C4+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2501701015
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­trade
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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