[Illustration: A true MAPP of the Town of WILLIAMSBURG incorporated, 1722 at one time the CAPITAL of the Colony of VIRGINIA.] _A_. Wren Building, A.D. 1695 (pp. 4, 16, 20) _B_. The Brafferton, 1723 (p. 20) _C_. The President’s House, 1732 (p. 20) _D_. The Cole Shop, _c._ 1756 (pp. 15, 24, 25) _E_. Old County Prison, 1715. _F_. Travis House, 1765 (p. 12) _G_. Market Square Tavern, 1749. _H_. Bland-Wetherburn Tavern, _c._ 1700 (p. 8) _I_. Office of Secretary of the Colony, _c._ 1748 (p. 25) _J_. Raleigh Tavern, _c._ 1740 (pp. 7, 8) _K_. Dr. Blair’s Apothecary Shop, 1717. _L_. Site of _Virginia Gazette_, 1736. _M_. Ludwell-Paradise House, 1716 (pp. 6, 27) _N_. George Wythe’s Residence, 1755 (pp. 16, 27) _O_. Deane House and Forge. _P_. Carter-Saunders House (p. 28) _Q_. Site of First Theater in America, 1716 (p. 28) _R_. St. George Tucker House, 1788 (pp. 17, 28) _S_. Peyton Randolph House, _c._ 1715 (pp. 20, 28) _T_. Coke-Garrett House, 1720 (pp. 21, 30) _U_. Site of Second Theater, 1751. _V_. Bassett Hall, 1753 (pp. 15, 30) _W_. Masonic Lodge. _X_. William Byrd’s Town House, 1769. _Y_. Modern Court House. _Z_. Tazewell Hall (p. 30) [Illustration: THE RANDOLPH HOUSE] The President’s House on the right as one faces the Wren Building and The Brafferton on the left, both date from early 18th century. The latter was originally a school for Indian boys and was supported by funds from the estate of the eminent chemist, Robert Boyle. In the 19th century, when it was no longer used by Indians, it became a home for faculty members, notably Patrick Kerr Rogers and his son William Barton Rogers who later founded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Brafferton is one of the ancient buildings which has no record of a damaging fire. The President’s House was burned while it was being used by the French army and was restored by King Louis XVI. The Palace, after the Capital was removed to Richmond, was transferred to the Army for use as a hospital, during which occupancy it was accidentally destroyed by fire. The southerly frontage of this property was later used for the city’s public school. In order to return the entire site to its original condition, as called for by the restoration program, a modern school building has been erected just west of the Palace grounds; also the railroad tracks, which ran through the Governor’s Garden area, have been relocated to the north; and the entire garden as well as the Palace itself has been reconstructed. The extremely interesting research which underlies the entire restoration is well illustrated in the case of the Palace. Information regarding the design and construction of the building was obtained in such diverse places as the Huntington Library in Pasadena, California, and the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England. Fortunately, the original foundations were still in good condition. [Illustration: THE COKE-GARRETT HOUSE]