Wythe House

Virginia, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

Located on the Palace Green in Colonial Williamsburg, the Wythe House is a Georgian mansion built in the 1750s by architect Richard Taliaferro. The residence served as the home of George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and influential early American legal scholar. The building's significance as both an architectural exemplar of colonial Virginia design and the dwelling of a founding figure led to its designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1970, in addition to its listing on the National Register of Historic Places and recognition as a Virginia Historic Landmark.