Built in the 1750s, it was the home of George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence and father of American jurisprudence.

The house remained as the sole household of Taliaferro when his daughter Elizabeth married George Wythe in 1755.

Elizabeth lived here until her death in 1787, and George moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1791 to serve as a judge.

The house served as headquarters for General George Washington – September 14 to 17, and 22 to 28, 1781 – prior to the Siege of Yorktown.

Colonial Williamburg officially obtained the property in 1938, and in 1939 the interior was restored to the form and appearance the Wythe family would have known.

The entrance is reached by a small flight of steps with a large door with raised panels and a transom window.

[8] The gardens consist of brick paths and hedges with several small shrubs dotting the landscape.

The property is contained by a simple white fence with hedges trimming the edges of the gardens.