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Building History


Links to Additional Internet Resources

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Lists APVA-owned 17th- and 18th-century buildings.

Built in America
Library of Congress' Historic American Buildings Surveys, with searchable archives of historic buildings from the 18th to the 20th centuries, covering all fifty states. Some of this information has been used in restoration and rebuilding projects..

Colonial Williamsburg History Explorer
Contains the Peyton Randolph House and other colonial structures in Williamsburg.

Gunston Hall
Archaeology is used to reconstruct the grounds of George Mason's house.

Jamestown Rediscovery
How archaeology is being used to reconstruct the lives of the people in Jamestown fort.

National Trust
An organization dedicated to architecture and historic preservation.

Poplar Forest
The history of Poplar Forest and how archaeology has revealed information about the structure of and life within Thomas Jefferson's beloved retreat.

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