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Wythe House
Photo: Rob Shenk from Great Falls, VA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
★ National Historic Landmark

Wythe House

One of 125 National Historic Landmarks in Virginia6 of them in Williamsburg, the highest tier of the National Register
GeorgianListed 1970Williamsburg
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Wythe House

Wythe House, at W side of the Palace Green, was added to the National Register of Historic Places and named a National Historic Landmark on the same day, Apr 15, 1970: one of 125 Landmarks in Virginia and 6 in Williamsburg. It was among the first 5 of Williamsburg’s 14 listings, with two others the same day. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Georgian, as it does for 112 other Virginia listings. The listing covers 1 acre. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Virginia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 60 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

W side of the Palace Green, Williamsburg · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Wythe HouseStart here
  2. 2Bruton Parish ChurchGothic · Built 1715 · next door
  3. 3Merchants Square and Resort Historic DistrictColonial, Colonial Revival · next door
  4. 4Peyton Randolph HouseGeorgian · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Williamsburg Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.1 mi on
Around it

6 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BArmistead HouseBuilding0.2 miBWhaley, Matthew, SchoolLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBWilliamsburg InnLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19370.4 mi★Wren Building, College of William and MaryRenaissance · Built 16950.4 miDChandler Court and Pollard Park Historic District (Additional Documentation)20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival0.5 miBFirst Baptist ChurchBuilt 19560.5 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Bruton Parish ChurchBuilt 1715 · 0 mi away · 1970
Williamsburg Historic District0.2 mi away · 1960
Peyton Randolph House0.2 mi away · 1970
Wren Building, College of William and MaryBuilt 1695 · 0.4 mi away · 1960

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Questions about Wythe House

Is Wythe House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 15, 1970 (Register number 70000866).

Is Wythe House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Apr 15, 1970. Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks, 6 of them in Williamsburg.

Can you visit Wythe House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Wythe House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 60 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41679178 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.