St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg

Name: St. George Tucker House
Address: Williamsburg, United States

#5 among attractions in Williamsburg

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The St. George Tucker House is one of the original colonial homes in Historic Williamsburg. It was built in 1718–19 for William Levingston. The house eventually came into the hands of St. George Tucker who had moved from Bermuda to Williamsburg. Tucker was a lawyer and professor of law at the College of William and Mary and later became a state and federal judge. In 1796, Judge Tucker wrote a controversial pamphlet addressed to the General Assembly of Virginia. In it he laid out a plan to end slavery in Virginia because "the abolition of slavery was of great importance for the moral character of the citizens of Virginia." He is also famous for his 1803 edition of "Blackstone's Commentaries" which has become an indispensable American law text. ()

Coordinates: 37°16'21"N, 76°42'5"W

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St. George Tucker House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Governor's Palace, Bruton Parish Church, Peyton Randolph House.

~1730 ftSW
Museum, Art museum
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Williamsburg
9 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum is a treasure trove of American and British antiques that celebrate the artistry and craftsmanship of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
~690 ftN
Pre-Revolution British royal residence
Governor's Palace, Williamsburg
4 min walk • The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, was the official residence of the royal governors of the Colony of Virginia. It was also a home for two of Virginia's post-colonial governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, until the capital was moved to Richmond in 1780, and with it the governor's residence.
~640 ftSW
Georgian architecture, Church, Historical place
Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg
4 min walk • Bruton Parish Church is located in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1674 by the consolidation of two previous parishes in the Virginia Colony, and remains an active Episcopal parish.
~500 ftE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Peyton Randolph House, Williamsburg
3 min walk • The Peyton Randolph House, also known as the Randolph-Peachy House, is a historic house museum in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Its oldest portion dating to about 1715, it is one of the museum's oldest surviving buildings.
0.5 miE
Georgian architecture, History museum
Capitol, Williamsburg
12 min walk • The Capitol at Williamsburg, Virginia housed both Houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the Council of State and the House of Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia from 1705, when the capital was relocated there from Jamestown, until 1780, when the capital was relocated to Richmond.
~500 ftW
Museum, Georgian architecture, History museum
Wythe House, Williamsburg
3 min walk • The Wythe House is a historic house on the Palace Green in Colonial Williamsburg, in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Built in the 1750s, it was the home of George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence and father of American jurisprudence. The property was declared a National Historic Landmark on April 15, 1970.
~1950 ftSE
37°16'4"N • 76°41'54"W
Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Williamsburg
10 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
0.5 miW
Church
First Baptist Church, Williamsburg
13 min walk • The First Baptist Church is a historic church at 727 Scotland Road in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is a brick Colonial Revival structure, built in 1956 to a design by Norfolk architect Bernard Spigel. It is of only two known church designs by Spigel.
0.7 miS
Museum, Area
Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg
18 min walk • Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has 7300 employees at this location and globally. There are 37 companies in The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation corporate family.
~1640 ftSW
Museum, Art museum
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Williamsburg
8 min walk • The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum is the United States' first and the world's oldest continually operated museum dedicated to the preservation, collection, and exhibition of American folk art.
0.9 miW
Museum, Art museum
Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg
22 min walk • The Muscarelle Museum of Art is a university museum affiliated with the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. While the Museum only dates to 1983, the university art collection has been in existence since its first gift – a portrait of the physicist Robert Boyle – in 1732.

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Which popular attractions are close to St. George Tucker House?

Nearby attractions include Peyton Randolph House, Williamsburg (3 min walk), Wythe House, Williamsburg (3 min walk), Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg (4 min walk), Governor's Palace, Williamsburg (4 min walk).

How to get to St. George Tucker House by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. George Tucker House:

Bus

Armistead Ave & Scotland St • Lines: 2, 5, 6 (11 min walk)
Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center • Lines: 3 (12 min walk)

Train

Williamsburg (13 min walk)