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Wilton House Museum
 
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 - 12:00 AM Updated: 11:29 AM
 
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215 S. Wilton Road
Richmond, VA 23226
Wilton House is located on beautiful Cary Street Road.

Call for tour information! (804) 282-5936.
Visit us online at www.wiltonhousemuseum.org.
Request information online!

Come and step back in time at Richmond's own 18th century James River Plantation house. Situated on a bluff overlooking the James River, Wilton is an impressive example of Colonial American architecture and is a superb essay in Georgian design.

Built in circa 1753 for William Randolph III, Wilton was the centerpiece of a 2,000 acre tobacco plantation and home to the Randolph family for more than a century. It was here that they entertained George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Lafayette.

Due to the industrialization of the surrounding area, Wilton was purchased and carefully moved to its current site by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1933. Opened to the public in 1952, Wilton today plays host to an exquisite collection of 18th- and 19th- centuries furnishings, textiles, glass, ceramics, and silver that reflect the "planter" lifestyle of the mid-18th century.

Bring the Family.
Looking for summer fun and a learning experience? Check our Youth and Family Programs, guaranteed fun learning for the kids! Browse our School Programs.

Click on the images below for a virtual tour:
Living Room
Dining Room
Nursery
Girls' Bedroom
Parlor
Dining Room
Nursery
Girls' Bedroom


Front walkway to Wilton.

Great view of the James River.
 

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