Governor’s Palace

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.

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Type: Historic building
Description: historic property and museum in Virginia, United States
Also known as: “Governor’s House, Williamsburg”
Address: 300 Palace Green Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonial Williamsburg and Palace Green.

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.

Palace Green

Park

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Palace Green is a park.

Matthew Whaley Elementary School

School

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Matthew Whaley School is a public elementary school located in the Peacock Hill neighborhood of Williamsburg, Virginia, occupying a historic school building. Matthew Whaley Elementary School is situated 600 feet west of Governor’s Palace.

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 Governor’s Palace.

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 5 miles southeast of Governor’s 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 Governor’s Palace.

Governor’s Palace

Categories: historic house museum, reconstructed structure, replica, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.27418° or 37° 16′ 27″ north

Longitude

-76.70216° or 76° 42′ 8″ west

Inception

1934

Levels

Open location code

879577FX+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 296923435

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q378819

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Governor’s 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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