Wetherburn’s East Privy

Wetherburn’s East Privy is a historic building in Williamsburg, Virginia which is located on East Duke of Gloucester Street. Wetherburn’s East Privy is situated nearby to Weatherburn’s Tavern Garden, as well as near the historic building Charlton Kitchen.

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 830 feet east of Wetherburn’s East Privy.

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 2,100 feet northwest of Wetherburn’s East Privy.

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 Wetherburn’s East Privy.

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 Wetherburn’s East Privy.

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 Wetherburn’s East Privy.

Wetherburn’s East Privy

Type: Historic building
Address: F, 406 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

37.27091° or 37° 16′ 15″ north

Longitude

-76.69601° or 76° 41′ 46″ west

Inception

1700

Levels

Open location code

879578C3+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 296923923

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Weatherburn’s Tavern Garden and Charlton Smokehouse.

Nearby Places

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