Ludwell-Paradise House, Colonial Williamsburg
- Title:
- Ludwell-Paradise House, Colonial Williamsburg
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creator:
- Lincoln, Fay Sturtevant (American photographer, 1894-1975)
- Creation Date:
- 1755 (building)
ca. 1934-ca. 1950 (photograph)
- Location:
- Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 544
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00544
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 00544.jpg
- Materials/Techniques:
- gelatin silver prints
- Subject:
- townscapes (built environment)
streetscapes
Fences
Brick walls
historic sites
Steps
entrances
costume by form
History
houses
Ludwell-Paradise House, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
photographs - Measurement:
- 24.13 x 19.05 (centimeters)
- Description:
- "A two-story brick home on the north side of Duke of Gloucester Street, the imposing Ludwell-Paradise was built as a townhouse by wealthy planter- politician Philip Ludwell III. It dates from approximately 1755 and is still an elegant private residence. The Ludwell-Paradise House was the first building the Reverend Dr. W. A. R. Goodwin of Bruton Parish Church and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr., obtained as they launched the restoration of Williamsburg. A hip-roofed, five-bay early Georgian home with a 60-foot facade, the house stands one foot high for every 2.2 feet it is long. Laid up in Flemish bond with glazed headers, the Ludwell-Paradise House has a traditional central hallway with staircase, but it is not typical of the genre. The bricks used in the top and bottom floors appear to have come from different kilns, an indication that the builder's plans changed during construction and more bricks had to be fired. The suggestion is supported by an unusual lean-to addition at the rear that is walled by bricks on two sides but clapboarded in the back. The lean-to may have been an afterthought, but it is an integral part of the 1755 fabric, not an addition. The home succeeded another home built on the site between 1680 and 1690, and one or both of its chimneys may be from that first building. It is two rooms deep on the first floor, but just one room deep on the second--a feature usually restricted to 17th-century Virginia construction." Source: Co lonial Williamsburg Web Site:
- Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm - Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.