National Historic Landmark · Williamsburg (Independent City), Virginia

James Semple House

Built 1770. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic Landmark Built 1770 Listed 1970

Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Register name	Semple, James, House
Property type	Building
Address	S side of Frances St. between Blair and Walker Sts., Williamsburg (Independent City), VA
Independent city	City of Williamsburg
Listed	Apr 15, 1970
Listed for	Architecture
Level of significance	National
Reference number	70000864
Built	1770 · more from the 1770s
Designations	National Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address	S side of Frances St. between Blair and Walker Sts., Williamsburg (Independent City), VA
Coordinates	37.2700° N, 76.6933° W · Directions ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was James Semple House listed on the National Register?

Apr 15, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was James Semple House built?

1770.

Source: Wikidata

Where is James Semple House?

S side of Frances St. between Blair and Walker Sts., Williamsburg (Independent City), City of Williamsburg, Virginia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for James Semple House?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000864. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.