Powhatan, Williamsburg

Name: Powhatan
Address: 3601 Ironbound Rd, Williamsburg, United States

#28 among attractions in Williamsburg

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Powhatan is a historic home located near Five Forks, James City County, Virginia. The house was designed by its owner Richard Taliaferro and built about 1750. It is a two-story, five bay by two bay Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a hipped roof with dormers and features two massive interior end T-shaped chimneys. The house was gutted by fire during the American Civil War. It was thoroughly restored in 1948. ()

Built: 1750 (274 years ago)Coordinates: 37°15'47"N, 76°46'8"W

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3601 Ironbound RdWilliamsburg United States

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Powhatan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jamestown Settlement, Jamestown Glasshouse, Saint Bede Catholic Church, First Baptist Church.

2.8 miS
Museum, History museum, Park
Jamestown Settlement, Jamestown
71 min walk • Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration.
3.1 miS
Entertainment, Historical place
Jamestown Glasshouse, Jamestown
79 min walk • The Jamestown Glasshouse is located in Jamestown, Virginia, between Jamestown Island, the location of the first permanent English settlement in North America, and Jamestown Settlement.
0.7 miE
Church
Saint Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg
19 min walk • Saint Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg, Virginia is a Catholic parish in the Diocese of Richmond. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, located adjacent to the campus of the College of William and Mary, is a part of the parish.
3.3 miE
Church
First Baptist Church, Williamsburg
84 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.
2.9 miE
Museum, Art museum
Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg
75 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.
2.9 miE
Library
Earl Gregg Swem Library, Williamsburg
75 min walk • The Earl Gregg Swem Library is located on Landrum Drive at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The library is named for Earl Gregg Swem, College Librarian from 1920-1944.
3 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall, Williamsburg
76 min walk • Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall is a multi-use building at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It contains the largest auditorium on the campus, containing two floors of seating. The building is home to art shows, musical acts, theatre, assemblies and guest speakers.
3.1 miE
Bridge, Lake
Crim Dell bridge, Williamsburg
79 min walk • The Crim Dell bridge is a wooden bridge on the College of William & Mary’s campus in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States and is considered one of the College's most scenic areas. Crim Dell itself is actually the pond that the bridge crosses over, but the bridge is commonly referred to as Crim Dell.
3.2 miE
Park
Sunken Garden, Williamsburg
82 min walk • The Sunken Garden is the central element of the Old Campus at the College of William and Mary. The garden consists of a long stretch of grass, lower than the surrounding area, that runs west from the rear of the Wren Building to Crim Dell pond.
3.1 miNE
37°16'53"N • 76°43'5"W
Colonial Folk Art Studio & Gallery, Williamsburg
79 min walk • Museum, Paint and pottery studios, Art gallery
3 miNE
37°17'33"N • 76°43'46"W
Kiwanis Park, Williamsburg
76 min walk • Park