it was the home of seven royal governors including alexander spotswood, the first governor in 1710. it would also have been the home to our first state governors, patrick henry and thomas jefferson. the house was an important part of that is them design of the town of williamsburg. it had a very orderly design. the house would have been part of that design. it was the third largest building in town. it consisted of not only the building we are standing in, but gardens, a canal. there was a scullery, a laundry, and even a seller. one governor had almost 6000 bottles of wine stored in his cellar. the house today is a reconstructed building on an original architectural site. it was finished and opened to the public in 1934. since that time it has undergone , refurbishing and interpretations. today, we furnish the building as if governor dunmore was living here with his family. his wife and six of their children arrived in virginia in 1774. at the end of that year, lady dunmore gave birth to a daughter. they named her virginia. unfortunately, things went sour in the relationship with th

it was the home of seven royal governors including alexander spotswood, the first governor in 1710. it would also have been the home to our first state governors patrick henry and thomas jefferson. the house was an important part of that is them design of the town of williamsburg. it had a very orderly design. the house would have been part of that design. it was the third largest building in town. it consisted of not only the building we are standing in, but also extensive