Wilton House
Wilton House
Come and step back in time at Richmond’s own 18th century James River Plantation house. Situated on a bluff overlooking the James River, Wilton is an impressive example of Colonial American architecture and is a superb essay in Georgian design. Built in circa 1753 for William Randolph III, Wilton was the centerpiece of a 2,000 acre tobacco plantation and home to the Randolph family for more than a century. It was here that they entertained George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Lafayette.
Due to the industrialization of the surrounding area, Wilton was purchased and
carefully moved to its current site by the Virginia Society of The National
Society of The Colonial Dames of America in 1933. Opened to the public in 1952,
Wilton today plays host to an exquisite collection of 18th- and 19th- centuries
furnishings, textiles, glass, ceramics, and silver that reflect the “planter”
lifestyle of the mid-18th century.
http://www.wiltonhousemuseum.org
view of the James River
dining room
parting view
