Charlton's Coffeehouse
429 E Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
Virginia, USA
MUSEUM
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TAVERN
EST. 1750
PROTEST
EST. 1750
1765–1774
Bland, Richard
Lord Dunmore, John Murrey
Mercer, Hugh
Pendleton, Edmund
Braxton, Carter
Madison, James
Monroe, James
Randolph, Peyton
Jefferson, Thomas
Mason, George
Nelson, Thomas Jr
Washington, George
Lee, Richard Henry Lee
Mercer, George
Nelson, Thomas Sr
Wythe, George
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Charlton's Coffeehouse.
Archaeological excavation of the foundation told the story of a building one and a half stories tall and 35 feet square, with a single, central chimney punctured with seven fireplaces. Food probably was prepared in the cellar and carried to customers upstairs. A gentry establishment that permitted no women, its sequestered rooms provided a place to conduct confidential business, or to host exclusive gatherings.
About Charlton's Coffeehouse
R. Charlton's Coffeehouse stood just a few steps from the colonial Capitol, its convenient location making it a popular stop for Williamsburg elite. Around tables that held steaming cups of coffee and chocolate, gentlemen and politicians met to make deals and strengthen connections.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Charlton's Coffeehouse
Perhaps more important to history than these private salons was the front porch, a simple shelter spanning the building's face. Here, Williamsburg's objection to England's Stamp Tax manifested as a vicious mob. The story goes that George Mercer, a stamp agent just sent from England, was chased down Duke of Gloucester Street by an angry crowd which protested the tax. It was on the porch of R. Charlton's Coffeehouse where Mercer took refuge, protected by no less a person than Governor Fauquier.
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