Williamsburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Hartwell Perry’s Tavern

Reconstructed

— Colonial Williamsburg —

Hartwell Perry’s Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 23, 2023

1. Hartwell Perry’s Tavern Marker

Inscription. John Curtis IV built a rental property here about 1717. Hartwell Perry purchased the building after the Revolution and used it as a tavern from 1782 to 1800.

Erected by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1717.

Location. 37° 16.245′ N, 76° 42.196′ W. Marker is in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is on West Duke of Gloucester Street east of South Nassau Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 214 W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Taliaferro-Cole Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); African American Baptist Meetinghouse Exhibit (within shouting distance of this marker); Taliaferro-Cole House (within shouting distance of this marker); Bryan House (within shouting distance of this marker); Custis Tenament (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of First Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); African Americans and Bruton Parish Church

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(about 300 feet away); Catherine Blaikley House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Also see . . .
1. Hartwell Perry Tavern, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia. (Submitted on June 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Colonial Williamsburg. (Submitted on June 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Hartwell Perry’s Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Hartwell Perry’s Tavern

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 590 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.