Geddy House | |
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Alternative names | James Geddy House |
General information | |
Status | Museum |
Town or city | Williamsburg, Virginia |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 37°16′17″N 76°42′06″W / 37.27137°N 76.70159°W |
Named for | James Geddy, Jr. |
Construction started | 1762 |
Renovated | 1930 |
Owner | Colonial Williamsburg |
Technical details | |
Floor count | Two |
Website | |
Colonial Williamsburg Geddy House |
The Geddy House, also known as the James Geddy House, [1] was built by James Geddy Jr. ca. 1762. [2] One of the oldest houses in Virginia and in Williamsburg, [3] it is located on the Palace Green across from Bruton Parish Church. It is a two-story, central-passage house. [4] [5]
James Geddy Jr. was a well-established silversmith in Williamsburg. [6] Advertisements in the late 1760s indicate that Geddy's business sold imported silver and gold items, in addition to fine jewelry and cutlery. [7] [8]
In 1762, Geddy built the house at the corner of Duke of Gloucester Street and Palace Green. [9] In addition to serving as the family home, the structure also housed the various business ventures of the Geddy family utilizing a rear entrance as a retail shop. [6] [10]
During restorations of Colonial Williamsburg in 1930 and 1967, the entrance porch was replaced, and the house's chimneys were rebuilt above the roof ridge. [4] The house retains much of its original woodwork. [11] Further preservation activities were undertaken in 2002. [12]
Many aspects of the house's design are not common in other sites in Williamsburg. [13] The house's low-pitched roof and lack of dormers are unusual features, as are the door and balcony above the front porch. The L-shape may have also been adapted to fit the location. [4]
The details of the home include English architecture and Italian variations of Greek and Roman architecture. [4] [13] Archeological excavations of the shop site of the house have provided information about eighteenth-century clockmaking in British America. [14]
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