Richard Taliaferro

Richard Taliaferro (pronounced as if it were spelled "Tolliver") was a colonial architect and builder in Williamsburg, Virginia. Among his works is Wythe House, a Georgian style building that was built in 1750 or 1755. It was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1970. [ [http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/virginia/williamsburg/wythe/wythe.html Wythe House, two photos] ] cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1040&ResourceType=Building
title=Wythe House |accessdate=2008-04-20|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service] citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/70000866.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: James Dillon] |32 KB|date=October 9, 1974 |author=James Dillon |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/70000866.pdf "Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1974"] |32 KB] [ [http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biowythe.cfm George Wythe, including mention of Richard Taliaferro having built the house in 1755] ] Other works were public buildings, including the Governor's Palace, the Capitol, and the President's House at the College of William & Mary. [ [http://www.spingola.com/TaliaferroTimes/TT1.htm Taliaferro Times] ]

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* [http://www.spingola.com/TaliaferroTimes/TT1.htm Taliaferro Times]