George Wythe House
The brick home of George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Jefferson's law teacher; Washington used it as his headquarters before the Battle of Yorktown.
The Wythe House is one of the few surviving 18th-century original buildings in colonial Williamsburg, located on the west side of the Palace Green. George Wythe was America's first law professor, and both Jefferson and Marshall studied under him. In 1781, before the Battle of Yorktown, Washington set up his headquarters here. The interior is furnished as it would have looked in the mid-18th century. The backyard features the kitchen, laundry, stables and other outbuildings, plus a kitchen garden, offering insight into the enslaved labor of the time. A pass is required.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Bruton Parish Church
- Merchants Square
- Governor's Palace
- Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
- Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area
- Wren Building, College of William & Mary
- Raleigh Tavern
- Capitol (Colonial Williamsburg)