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

Custis Tenament

Reconstructed

— Colonial Williamsburg —

Custis Tenament Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 23, 2023

1. Custis Tenament Marker

Inscription. John Curtis IV built a rental property here in 1717. His daughter-in-law, Martha Curtis, and her second husband George Washington, managed it from 1759 to 1778.

Erected by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

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

Location. 37° 16.261′ N, 76° 42.14′ W. Marker is in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is at the intersection of West Duke of Gloucester Street and Palace Green Street, on the left when traveling east on West Duke of Gloucester Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

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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: African Americans and Bruton Parish Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Hartwell Perry’s Tavern (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shoemaker’s Shop (about 300 feet away); Greenhow Tenement (about 300 feet away); Taliaferro-Cole Shop (about 300 feet away); Roscow Cole House (about 400 feet away); George Wythe House and Gardens (about 400 feet away); Taliaferro-Cole House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Also see . . . Colonial Williamsburg. (Submitted on June 27, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Custis Tenament image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Custis Tenament

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,009 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.