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Archaeology of the Wren Garden
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Archaeology of the Wren Garden 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Travis House (Block 14, Building 4), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Travis House (Block 14, Building 4), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Preliminary Williamsburg Bray School historical report, block 14, building 41
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Preliminary Williamsburg Bray School historical report, block 14, building 41 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Thomas Everard House - Interior (Block 29, Building 10, Lots 165 & 166)
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Thomas Everard House - Interior (Block 29, Building 10, Lots 165 & 166) 
Robert Nicolson House Interior Paint Analysis Report_with photomicrograph appendix
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Robert Nicolson House Interior Paint Analysis Report_with photomicrograph appendix 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Palmer House (Block 9, Building 24, Lot 27), Original Interior Woodwork
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Palmer House (Block 9, Building 24, Lot 27), Original Interior Woodwork 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Timson House - Exterior Finishes (Block 30-1, Building 4)
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Timson House - Exterior Finishes (Block 30-1, Building 4) 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Secretary's Office Exterior (Block 17, Building 12)
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Secretary's Office Exterior (Block 17, Building 12) 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Finnie House Interior (Block 2, Building 7)
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Finnie House Interior (Block 2, Building 7) 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: The Quarter: Interior and Exterior Paint Samples (Block 2, Building 48)
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: The Quarter: Interior and Exterior Paint Samples (Block 2, Building 48) 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Charlton House, Exterior Finishes (Block 9, Building 30, Lot 22), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Charlton House, Exterior Finishes (Block 9, Building 30, Lot 22), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Thomas Everard Kitchen (Block 29, Building 9, Lots 165 & 166)
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Thomas Everard Kitchen (Block 29, Building 9, Lots 165 & 166) 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Margaret Hunter Shop (Block 17, Building 9)
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Margaret Hunter Shop (Block 17, Building 9) 
2003 Archaeological Excavations at the Peyton Randolph Property, Williamsburg, Virginia, The
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2003 Archaeological Excavations at the Peyton Randolph Property, Williamsburg, Virginia, The 
A Phase I Archaeological Assessment of the Raleigh Tavern Back Lot, 17BD
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A Phase I Archaeological Assessment of the Raleigh Tavern Back Lot, 17BD 
Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Interior and Exterior Paints: Tayloe House (Block 28, Building 3), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Interior and Exterior Paints: Tayloe House (Block 28, Building 3), Williamsburg, Virginia 
A Phase I Archaeological Assessment of 504 S. England St. Williamsburg, Virginia Block 45 Site AA
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A Phase I Archaeological Assessment of 504 S. England St. Williamsburg, Virginia Block 45 Site AA 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Robert Nicolson House (Block 7, Building 12), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Robert Nicolson House (Block 7, Building 12), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Ewing House, Exterior Finishes (Block 2, Building 28)
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Ewing House, Exterior Finishes (Block 2, Building 28) 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Mayo House Staircase Baluster Fragment and Staircase in situ at George Pitt House
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Mayo House Staircase Baluster Fragment and Staircase in situ at George Pitt House 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Bracken Tenement (Block 2, Building 52), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Bracken Tenement (Block 2, Building 52), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Taliaferro-Cole House (Block 13, Building 40), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Taliaferro-Cole House (Block 13, Building 40), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: North Door Pediment at the President's House of the College of William and Mary (Block 16, Building 2), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: North Door Pediment at the President's House of the College of William and Mary (Block 16, Building 2), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints - William Finnie House (Block 2, Building 7)
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Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints - William Finnie House (Block 2, Building 7) 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Ludwell-Paradise House Interior (Block 18, Building 7)
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: Ludwell-Paradise House Interior (Block 18, Building 7) 
Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: George Reid House (Block 11, Building 15), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: George Reid House (Block 11, Building 15), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: James Geddy House Interior Finishes (Block 19, Building 11)
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Cross-section Microscopy Analysis Report: James Geddy House Interior Finishes (Block 19, Building 11) 
Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: John Blair House (Block 22, Building 5), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: John Blair House (Block 22, Building 5), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Cary Peyton Armistead House Site (1890-1995) Block17, Building 1 and Burdett's Ordinary (Reconstructed 1941-1942), Block 17, Building 2
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Cary Peyton Armistead House Site (1890-1995) Block17, Building 1 and Burdett's Ordinary (Reconstructed 1941-1942), Block 17, Building 2 
Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Prentis Store (Block 18-1, Building 5), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Prentis Store (Block 18-1, Building 5), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Palmer House (Block 9, Building 24), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Palmer House (Block 9, Building 24), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Anderson's Blacksmith Shop: A Case for the Tinsmith Among the Anvils
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Anderson's Blacksmith Shop: A Case for the Tinsmith Among the Anvils 
Wetherburn's Tavern: Planned Preservation Project Completion Report Block 09 Colonial Lots 20 and 21
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Wetherburn's Tavern: Planned Preservation Project Completion Report Block 09 Colonial Lots 20 and 21 
Market Square Tavern:  Planned Preservation Project Completion Report
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Market Square Tavern: Planned Preservation Project Completion Report 
Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Ludwell-Paradise House (Block 18, Building 7), Williamsburg, Virginia
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Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Ludwell-Paradise House (Block 18, Building 7), Williamsburg, Virginia 
Phase I Archaeological Survey of an Eighteen-Acre Tract Adjacent to Colonial Williamsburg's Visitor Center
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Phase I Archaeological Survey of an Eighteen-Acre Tract Adjacent to Colonial Williamsburg's Visitor Center 
Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Golf Course Parcel and Quarterpath Road Relocation, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Golf Course Parcel and Quarterpath Road Relocation, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 
Land Ownership Patterns and Early Development in Middle Plantation: Report of Archival Research
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Land Ownership Patterns and Early Development in Middle Plantation: Report of Archival Research 
Phase I Archaeological Survey of a Portion of the Greene Tract at Carter's Grove
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Phase I Archaeological Survey of a Portion of the Greene Tract at Carter's Grove 
Excavations in the Governor's Palace Cellar
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Excavations in the Governor's Palace Cellar 
Phase I Archaeological Testing at Capitol Landing
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Phase I Archaeological Testing at Capitol Landing 
Archaeological Investigations of the Wren Yard
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Archaeological Investigations of the Wren Yard 
Governor's Palace:  2006 Closing Summary
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Governor's Palace: 2006 Closing Summary 
Summary of 2003 Excavations at the Kendall-Gardner Site
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Summary of 2003 Excavations at the Kendall-Gardner Site 
Coke-Garrett Excavations
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Coke-Garrett Excavations 
Letter Report: Archaeological Testing at Powell Smokehouse
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Letter Report: Archaeological Testing at Powell Smokehouse 
Archaeological Investigation of the Northwest Corner of Bruton Parish's First Brick Church: Preliminary Report
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Archaeological Investigation of the Northwest Corner of Bruton Parish's First Brick Church: Preliminary Report 
Archaeology of a Seventeenth-Century Houselot at Martin's Hundred, Virginia Block 50 44JC647 (Carter's Grove Site CG8)
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Phase III Archaeological Report of Site 44JC633: An Evaluation of a Small Prehistoric Encampment on Virginia's Coastal Plain in James City County, Virginia
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Phase III Archaeological Report of Site 44JC633: An Evaluation of a Small Prehistoric Encampment on Virginia's Coastal Plain in James City County, Virginia 
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Letter Report: Archaeological Testing at Deane Forge
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Archaeological Investigations at the Brush-Everard House, Williamsburg, Virginia
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Golden Ball Planned Preservation Project Completion Report, The
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Golden Ball Planned Preservation Project Completion Report, The 
Public Gaol:  2003 Closing Summary
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Archaeological Excavations at the Charlton House Site, Williamsburg, Virginia Block 9 Building 30 Lot 22
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Colonial Williamsburg Research Reports 
Description: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation began its work to restore and interpret 18th-century Williamsburg in 1926. Since then, its historians, archaeologists, and curators have conducted extensive research to ensure that work is as historically accurate as possible. They have examined its existing structures, excavated sites, analyzed paint samples, collected artifacts, searched land records, and consulted 18th-century books, manuscripts, engravings, and maps, documenting their efforts along the way.

The Research Reports gathered here have been contributed by various CWF departments to the Rockefeller Library for the purpose of sharing this work with the public. Most of the reports relate directly to buildings in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area; each generally has an archaeological, an architectural, and an historical report associated with it. But researchers will also find topical reports on areas of interest to 18th-century studies, as well as a few interpretive reports that outline the way in which buildings have been presented to visitors.

It's important to note that while reports are still being added as new research is completed, the majority date to the period of the initial Restoration: over 60% were written before 1959. Thus, while they present the most complete understanding available at the time of their composition, they may now be out of date due to the discovery of new evidence and advances in technology. Researchers may also encounter outmoded or disrespectful terminology or evidence of discriminatory views in these reports. Colonial Williamsburg continues to make this material available for research as part of our commitment to understanding our own history.

Support for making Colonial Williamsburg Research Reports available on the Digital Collections platform is provided by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator Program.  This program supports leadership development and technological infrastructure investment that builds audiences, increases fundraising, drives revenue, delivers dynamic programming, and helps develop best practices to share across a network of non-profit cultural organizations.

Please contact the Rockefeller Library with any questions about Colonial Williamsburg Research Reports: rocklibrary@cwf.org
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