Wilton House Museum

Wilton House is a colonial mansion in Richmond, Virginia, built in a Georgian style with balanced proportions and symmetrical design. Inside, visitors find period rooms furnished with original and restored items including furniture, textiles, silver, ceramics, and glassware from the 1700s and 1800s.

William Randolph III built this manor in 1753 as part of a large tobacco plantation along the James River in Virginia. The building was later relocated and restored by the National Society of Colonial Dames in 1934, transforming it into its current form as a museum.

The rooms display how wealthy households organized their daily lives in the 1700s, with furnishings and objects that reveal the habits and tastes of colonial Virginia's upper class. Walking through the spaces shows what mattered to these families and how they filled their homes.

Plan your visit for morning or early afternoon when rooms are less crowded and you can look more carefully at the details. Wear comfortable shoes since the tour includes multiple levels and historic staircases throughout the house.

The house was physically relocated to its current Richmond location in the mid-1900s to preserve it from demolition, moving it from its original countryside setting. This relocation separated the building from the plantation landscape where it originally stood.