Bassett Hall

It was named for Martha Washington's nephew, Burwell Bassett, who purchased the house in 1800.

[1] During the Civil War, the Union cavalryman George Armstrong Custer was a guest in the home for 10 days.

Custer was in town to attend the wedding of a West Point classmate, a Confederate who had been wounded in the Battle of Williamsburg.

Goodwin of Bruton Parish Church approached philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. with the idea of preserving and restoring the historic buildings of Williamsburg.

After strolling through the great trees behind Bassett Hall in contemplation, Rockefeller agreed.