Queen Elizabeth II has twice been a guest at the Williamsburg Inn, a historic resort hotel in Virginia. Built in three phases between 1937 and 1972, the original section was designed by Perry Dean Rogers Architects and is dominated by a two-story portico that stands atop a ground-floor arcade. Notice the three-story, seven-bay Colonial Revival brick façade and the two-story flanking wings that form an H-shape.
The East Wing addition, also by Perry Dean Rogers Architects, extends as multiple wings of guest rooms set at right angles to one another. A third phase, embracing the Regency Dining Room and its adjoining courtyard, was completed in 1972. The inn was part of John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s commitment to bring the message of Williamsburg to a larger audience of influential Americans.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 and is a member of Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The inn has twice hosted Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, in 1957 and 2007 while visiting Jamestown, visits tied to the 350th and 400th. Notice the portico, the arcade, and the H-shaped wings framing this Colonial Revival façade.