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 facing the Palace Green, was the home of Chancellor George Wythe, the teacher, at the College of William and Mary, of Jefferson, Monroe, and Marshall; and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. During his Yorktown campaign, this house was used by General Washington as his headquarters.

Chancellor Wythe was for many years a vestryman and warden of Bruton Parish Church.

The House With White Columns

The house on the same side of the Palace Green, with the white columned porch, is associated with the names of the Pages and Saunders, and as before mentioned, was used for awhile by Governor Dinwiddie as his palace.

The Blair House

As one passes from the church to the college, on the right hand side of the street, there is seen a low house with stone steps, which was the home of Hon. John Blair, appointed by Washington as Judge of the United States Supreme Court. It is said that Chief Justice John Marshall at one time resided here.

An old letter written by Miss Blair tells of the genial entrance of Lord Botetourt into a circle of young people, who, gathered on these stone steps, on a moonlight night, were singing to the accompaniment of a guitar.

Judge Blair was a member of the Parish Vestry. His grave lies nearby the gate which opens upon the Palace Green.

The College President's House

The house to the right of the walk leading through the campus of William and Mary College, was the home of the college presidents, many of whom were Rectors of Bruton Church, while others served the church as Parish Vestrymen. Here, Lord Cornwallis had his headquarters. The building,