Tayloe House (Williamsburg, Virginia)

The Tayloe House is an 18th-century house in Williamsburg, Virginia. Located on E. Nicholson Street just east of Queen Street, the house was built from 1752 to 1759 and was restored in 1950–1951 by Colonial Williamsburg.[1][2]

Tayloe House
Tayloe House
General information
LocationNicholson Street, Williamsburg, Virginia
Opened1752–1759

The house was purchased by John Tayloe II in 1759 by Dr. James Carter, resident surgeon of Williamsburg. Tayloe was an influential member of the King's Council under Lord Dunmore and of the first Republic Council under Governor Patrick Henry. Tayloe was a member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia in 1774.

A replica of the house was built in 2004 in Moorestown, New Jersey.[3]

References
  1. "Tayloe House Architectural Report, Block 28 Building 3 Lot 262 & 231". Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. "Primary Source of the Month: Photographs of the Tayloe House". Colonial Williamsburg. March 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. Izzy Kornblatt (April 1, 2014). "Meticulous Colonial Reproduction in Moorestown". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

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