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.
- 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
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Colonial Williamsburg and Palace Green.
Matthew Whaley Elementary School
School
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ewell and Grove.
Ewell
Hamlet
Ewell was an unincorporated town in James City County… Ewell is situated 4½ miles northwest of Governor’s Palace.
Grove
Locality
Lightfoot
Village
Lightfoot is an unincorporated community which… 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
Established
1934
Levels
3
Open location code
879577FX+M4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
Wikidata ID
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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 Palace”
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