Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia)

Capitol
Reconstruction of the first Capitol at Williamsburg
Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia) is located in the United States
Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia)
LocationWilliamsburg, Virginia
Built1934, based on 1705 original
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Part ofWilliamsburg Historic District (ID66000925[1])
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966

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 Jamestown, until 1780, when the capital was relocated to Richmond. Two capitol buildings served the colony on the same site: the first from 1705 until its destruction by fire in 1747; the second from 1753 to 1780.

The earlier capitol was reconstructed in the early 1930s as part of the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. The reconstruction has thus lasted longer than the combined total of both original capitol buildings.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.