Alexander Purdie Woodshed

Alexander Purdie Woodshed is a historic building in Williamsburg, Virginia which is located on East Duke of Gloucester Street. Alexander Purdie Woodshed is situated nearby to the historic building Alexander Purdie Storehouse, as well as near Alexander Purdie Well.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonial Williamsburg and Capitol.

Colonial Williamsburg

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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.

Capitol

Historic building

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The Capitol at Williamsburg, Virginia, 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 Jamestown, until 1780, when the capital was relocated to Richmond. Capitol is situated 590 feet east of Alexander Purdie Woodshed.

Governor’s Palace

Historic building

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The Governor's Palace, Williamsburg was the official residence of the British governors of Virginia. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, the original building also served as the official residence of two U.S. state governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. Governor’s Palace is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Alexander Purdie Woodshed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grove and Ewell.

Grove

Locality

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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 4½ miles southeast of Alexander Purdie Woodshed.

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 5 miles northwest of Alexander Purdie Woodshed.

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 6 miles northwest of Alexander Purdie Woodshed.

Alexander Purdie Woodshed

Type: Historic building
Address: C, 418 East Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.27117° or 37° 16′ 16″ north

Longitude

-76.69525° or 76° 41′ 43″ west

Inception

1951

Levels

Open location code

879578C3+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 296923120

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alexander Purdie Storehouse and Alexander Purdie Well.

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