Wilton House Museum

Wilton House Museum

The Wilton House Museum is a museum located in a historic house located in Richmond, Virginia. Wilton House was constructed in 1753 in a Georgian style by William Randolph III, son of William Randolph Jr. Wilton was constructed as a tobacco plantation and located alongside the James River several miles East of the city of Richmond. When the house was in danger of foreclosure the The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America intervened and saved the house from destruction by purchasing it and operating it as a museum. In 1934 Wilton was dismantled and moved piece-by-piece to its current location in the West End of Richmond. Opened to the public in 1952, Wilton hosts a collection of 18th- and 19th-centuries furnishings, textiles, glass, ceramics, and silver that reflect the “planter” lifestyle of the mid-18th century.

External links

* [http://www.wiltonhousemuseum.org Wilton House Museum's official website]
* [http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/jamesriver/ James River Plantations, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]


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