Wilton House Museum

The Wilton House Museum features Georgian architecture with symmetrical rectangular designs and dignified lines reflecting eighteenth-century construction methods and materials.

William Randolph III constructed this manor house in 1753 as part of a 2,000-acre tobacco plantation situated along the north bank of James River.

The National Society of Colonial Dames purchased, relocated, and restored the mansion in 1934, transforming it into a museum that showcases colonial American life.

The museum displays an extensive collection of eighteenth and nineteenth-century furnishings, textiles, silver, ceramics, and glass objects from Virginia's colonial period.

Over one hundred enslaved African Americans contributed to the construction and maintenance of Wilton House, their labor supporting both the building and plantation operations.

Location: Virginia

Inception: 1750

GPS coordinates: 37.56250,-77.52060

Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:24