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Wilton House and its collection
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The Wilton House Museum is a historic house located in Richmond, Virginia. It was constructed around 1753 by William Randolph III, a member of one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in Colonial Virginia. The house was originally the manor house on a 2,000-acre tobacco plantation known as 'World's End'. The house is built in the Georgian style of architecture, which was the prevailing style during the Colonial era in New England and the Southern colonies.
Preservation of Wilton House Museum
In 1934, the mansion was in danger of foreclosure and destruction due to commercial development. The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia intervened and saved the mansion. They purchased the property, dismantled the house, and then moved and rebuilt it on a site overlooking the James River, a few miles west of its original location.
Collection at Wilton House Museum
Since 1952, the Wilton House Museum has been open to the public. It hosts a collection of 18th- and 19th-century furnishings, textiles, glass, ceramics, and silver. These artifacts reflect the wealthy planter life of the mid-18th century. The museum's collection can be seen online at the National Portal to Historic Collections at the American Heritage website.
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