Colonial Williamsburg

living history museum in WIlliamsburg, Virginia
Organization open_air_museum Q841700
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Colonial Williamsburg

Summary

Colonial Williamsburg is an open-air museum[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of open_air_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (983 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colonial Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg[3].
  • Colonial Williamsburg is in the country of United States[4].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's instance of is recorded as open-air museum[5].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's instance of is recorded as historic district[6].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's architectural style is recorded as Georgian architecture[7].
  • Colonial Williamsburg is part of Hampton Roads[8].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's Commons category is recorded as Colonial Williamsburg[9].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.271388888889, 'lon': -76.700277777778}[10].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's parent organization or unit is recorded as Colonial Williamsburg Foundation[11].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's official website is recorded as http://www.history.org[12].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's official website is recorded as https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/[13].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Colonial Williamsburg[14].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's Commons gallery is recorded as Colonial Williamsburg[15].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[16].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's heritage designation is recorded as Virginia Historic Landmark[17].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[18].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's Commons Institution page is recorded as Colonial Williamsburg[19].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's date of official opening is recorded as 1693[20].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Colonial Williamsburg'}[21].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's directions is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bounded by Francis, Waller, Nicholson, N. England, Lafayette, and Nassau Sts.'}[22].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's webcam page URL is recorded as https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/webcams/[23].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7090'}[24].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7470'}[25].
  • Colonial Williamsburg's official shop URL is recorded as https://shop.colonialwilliamsburg.com/[26].

Body

Identity

Colonial Williamsburg is part of Hampton Roads[8].

Operations

Colonial Williamsburg's parent organization or unit is recorded as Colonial Williamsburg Foundation[11].

Why It Matters

Colonial Williamsburg ranks in the top 3% of open_air_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (983 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Virginia Landmarks Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Commons Institution page. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.history.org, https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/
    Parent org → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+7090'}, {'amount': '+7470'}
    Parent organization or unit → Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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