Bassett Hall

Bassett Hall

Bassett Hall is the name of a mansion sized plantation-style home located in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. It is mainly known as the home in which John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his wife lived during the reconstruction of Colonial Williamsburg Virginia. The home also served as a residence for several wealthy and accomplished residents of the Colony of Virginia.

Bassett Hall is named for the nephew of Martha Washington, wife of George Washington, the first President of the United States.

External links

* [http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/hb/hbbass.cfm Colonial Williamsburg: Bassett Hall]
* [http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/Foundation/journal/Autumn02/bassett.cfm Colonial Williamsburg Journal, Autumn 2002, "“Our little colonial house” Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and Bassett Hall"]


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