Williamsburg Inn | |
 Williamsburg Inn, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 136 E. Francis St.,Williamsburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°16′08″N76°41′52″W / 37.26889°N 76.69778°W /37.26889; -76.69778 |
| Area | 12.5 acres (5.1 ha) |
| Built | 1937 (1937) |
| Architect | Perry, Shaw & Hepburn |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000480[1] |
| VLR No. | 137-0079 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1997 |
| Designated VLR | March 19, 1997[2] |
Williamsburg Inn is a historic resorthotel located atWilliamsburg, Virginia. It was built in three phases between 1937 and 1972. The original section was designed byPerry Dean Rogers Architects and is dominated by a two-storyportico which stands atop a ground floor arcade. It is a three-story, seven-bay,Colonial Revival style brick structure. It has two-story flanking wings in an "H"-shape. The East Wing addition, also by Perry Dean Rogers Architects, consists of multiple wings of guest rooms set at right angles to one another. A third phase embracing the Regency Dining Room and its adjoining courtyard, was completed in 1972. The inn representedJohn D. Rockefeller Jr.'s commitment to bring the message of Williamsburg to a larger audience of influential Americans.[3]
It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1] Williamsburg Inn is a member ofHistoric Hotels of America, a program of theNational Trust for Historic Preservation.[4]
The inn has twice hosted QueenElizabeth II and her husband PrincePhilip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1957 and 2007 while visiting Jamestown, Virginia. These visits marked the original settlement of the British colonists on the 350th and 400th anniversaries when the British first landed in America.
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