This is the Peyton Randolph House in Colonial Williamsburg taken in the late summer. Randolph was Speaker of Virginia's House of Burgesses at the time of the Revolution and was elected the presiding officer of the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia in 1774. Many notable leaders such as Washington, Lafayette, and Rochambeau were guests at this home built in 1715. Randolph's father, John, was the only Virginia born colonist to be knighted.
A beautiful old house with so much history and so well preserved,
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Wonderful home. I don't think I visited this house. But hopefully I will be back and visit again all the places I missed. Thanks for visiting My Cozy Corner.
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Betty
A familiar architecture as I lived in Lafayette, Louisiana for 4 years.
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Your photo illustrates how the revolution was led by people who were very wealthy. They could have considered themselves a comfortable, aristocratic class. They risked their wealth in pursuit of self-government.
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing his building but never knew what it was or the story behind it. Guess this is one more reason to make another trip to Williamsburg the next time we're home for a visit.
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