Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg.

Preferred Citation

Wetherburn's Tavern architectural drawings, 1967, Accession # MS 2016.7, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Biographical Information

Valley Lumber Corporation was a lumber, millwork, and design company located in Roanoke, Virginia. It was in business during the mid to late 20th century. Wetherburn's Tavern was owned by Henry Wetherburn from 1738 to 1760, who also operated as the tavernkeeper at times. The tavern was purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in 1764 as an example of tavern life in colonial era Williamsburg. Parts of the original eighteenth century building were intact, but much had been altered prior to the colonial era. Valley Lumber Corporation was one of the companies contracted to restore this building to its former glory.

Scope and Content

A series of architectural plans made for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation by the Valley Lumber Corporation of Wetherburn's Tavern. The plans are for millwork to be done by Valley Lumber Corporation for the restoration of Wetherburn's Tavern after the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation bought the original building in 1964. This includes reproductions of the eighteenth century widowsills, doors, and other woodwork in the building.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
• Valley Lumber Corporation (Roanoke, Va.).

Subjects:

• Architects and builders--Viginia--Roanoke.
• Architecture--Virginia--Williamsburg--Designs and plans.

Geographical Names:

• Roanoke (Va.)
• Williamsburg (Va.)