Peyton Randolph House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Peyton Randolph House
nrhp_type = nhl

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caption =
location= Corner of Nicholson and N. England Sts., Williamsburg, Virginia
lat_degrees = 37
lat_minutes = 16
lat_seconds = 19
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 76
long_minutes = 42
long_seconds = 0
long_direction = W
locmapin = Virginia
area =
built =1715
architect= Unknown
architecture= Georgian
designated= April 15, 1970cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1037&ResourceType=Building
title=Peyton Randolph House |accessdate=2008-04-20|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = April 15, 1970cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=70000863

Peyton Randolph House, also known as Randolph-Peachy House, is a home in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the home of Peyton Randolph (1721–1775), first President of the Continental Congress. It is located within what is now known as Colonial Williamsburg.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/70000863.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Peyton Randolph House; Randolph-Peachy House] |32 KB|date=October 23, 1974 |author=James Dillon |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/70000863.pdf "Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1972"] |32 KB]

It is often considered to be the most haunted location in Williamsburg, and there are many ghost stories that go along with the house, both from colonial times and more recent history.Fact|date=September 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/hb/hbran.cfm Peyton Reynolds House at Colonial Williamsburg]
* [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Williamsburg/PRHouse_photo.htm Peyton Randolph House, Williamsburg, Virginia: one picture at Virginia DHR]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.va0649 Peyton Randolph House, Nicholson & North England Streets, Williamsburg, VA: 6 photos, 3 data pages and supplemental material] , at Historic American Building Survey