Duke of Gloucester Street - Williamsburg's Main Street

Colonial Williamsburg - The Largest Living History Museum in the United States

Visitors are truly able to walk in the path of history on Colonial Williamsburg's principal street, Duke of Gloucester Street. The well trodden street stretches about a mile between the Capitol and the famous Wren Building of the College of William and Mary.

While meandering along Duke of Gloucester Street, it is fun to remember that you are literally walking in the footsteps of such great American figures as George and Martha Washington, Thomas and Martha Jefferson, Patrick Henry and James Madison. More recent esteemed visitors include Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Lyndon Johnson, Dwight David Eisenhower, Harry Truman and Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Along Duke of Gloucester Street, visitors are able to explore:

• The Harnessmaker-Saddler


• Bruton Parish Church


• Palace Green


• The John Greenhow Store


• The James Geddy House


• the Mary Dickinson Store


• The Shoemaker's Shop


• Market Square


• The Courthouse


• The Magazine and Guardhouse


• Chowning's Tavern


• The Ludwell-Paradise House


• The Printing Office


• The Prentis Store


• Post Office and Bookbindery


• M. Dubois Grocer's Store


• The Mary Stith Shop


• Tarpley's Store


• Wetherburn's Tavern


• The Milliner


• The Silversmith


• Raleigh Tavern with its Bake Shop


• King's Arms Tavern


• Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop


• The Public Records Office

^{Source: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation}