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WILLIAMSBURG GARDEN CLUB Williamsburg 209 HOSTED BY THE WILLIAMSBURG GARDEN CLUB Williamsburg 209 TICKET PRICE INCLUDES ADMISSION TO 6 HOMES, 3 GARDENS AND A MINI-SYMPOSIUM, AS WELL AS COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG BUS TRANSPORTATION AND SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE IN QUEENS LAKE: QUEENS LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD the home through the formal garden, when Hawtree Landing descending the stairs to the pool pavilion or 201 Prince Charles Road on the walk to the dock and writer’s cabin. Dawn and Rock Mullenax, owners. Set amidst 18 acres of marsh and high ground, Hawtree Landing is a Coastal Hawtree Point French style home built in 1959 for history 103 Prince Charles Road writer Burke Davis. Davis positioned his writing studio to overlook Queens Creek A short walk through woodland gardens just beyond an oyster shell midden discov- and down a stone drive reveals a brick en- ered by archeologists, and used by native closed courtyard that features a contempo- tribes as a lookout point. Today, the soft gray rary sculpture set in luxurious beds of calla and white colors of oyster shells inspire the lilies, liriope, medicinal salvia and pencil home’s finishes, including extensive stone- holly. The sand colored brick exterior of Photo courtesy of Laura Viancour and Colonial Williamsburg work for garden paths, the conservatory and this Transitional style home is appropriate fireplaces. Visits to the Inn at Perry Cabin in this waterfront setting. Interior illumina- inspired many details in the current owners’ tion is enhanced through skylights and remodeling. Elegant living spaces extend glass pediments. In a home where the view from the home’s central skylight, which has is a form of art, soaring ceilings allow the appearance of looking up into a light- placement of paintings and sconces above house. A lanai spans the full creekside width the crown molding and provide extra of the home and expands areas for dining, space for collections that have been built reading, sunrises and wildlife observation. over a lifetime. One of the most endearing Williamsburg The master suite enjoys the same view. The is a display of giraffes in the media room. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020, 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. oyster shell theme is repeated in the kitchen, The main salon, anchored by a double-sid- Williamsburg’s Queens Lake served the Chesapeake Corporation as a hunting and fishing pre- which is decorated with oyster plates. Speci- ed fireplace, is divided into a sunroom, liv- serve in the 1920s and provided early colonists with a transportation route to the port at Capitol men shells are used as a backsplash accent. A ing room and game area, which overlook Landing. Now a popular neighborhood near downtown, it was developed in sections, starting in suite for young guests has a nautical theme the expanse of the creek and marsh. Walk- the 1950s. In this setting of mature trees and waterfronts, visitors will ride shuttles to a transitional with antique portholes providing views be- ing past the breakfast room, guests enter a waterfront home, a writer’s cottage, a conservatory and a home that was designed for aging-in- tween sleeping nooks. In addition to both kitchen that has yards of extra counter place. In addition, garden experts will be available at a mini-symposium curated by Libbey Oli- the woodlands and sunny gardens, visitors space, used to display ceramic artwork. ver, the former market manager of the Williamsburg Farmers Market, to answer garden-related The dining room is made cozy by the questions. Allow enough time to drive the scenic Colonial Parkway to Colonial Williamsburg for will enjoy colorful plantings when entering escorted garden tours and access to the Rockefeller family’s Bassett Hall, plus the Ludwell-Par- adise and The Palmer House which are rarely open to the public, making for a fun and full day. SPECIAL ACTIVITIES proceed 0.5 mi., turn right at second • Mini-symposium from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at traffic light onto VA-132 S. Drive 1.3 mi. the Queens Lake Clubhouse led by Libbey Continue through light and bear left TOUR CHAIR & CO-CHAIR • On Monday, April 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Oliver joined by other regional horticultural, onto Visitor Center Dr. Proceed 0.5 mi. to • Linda Montgomery Colonial Williamsburg Visitors Center conservation and gardening experts. Enjoy a the Colonial Pkwy. Turn left at the stop • Melinda Morgan Credit cards accepted. fun and educational rest stop on Tour Day. sign, onto the Colonial Pkwy. towards [email protected] Two-day combo Tickets: $60 pp Yorktown for approx. 1.0 mi. Take Queens • Online only at vagardenweek.org FACILITIES TOUR HEADQUARTERS Lake exit on right. At the end of the exit, • Tour Williamsburg on Tuesday and • Tour Headquarters • Queens Lake Clubhouse turn right at stop sign towards Queens Wednesday in Hampton-Newport News • Bassett Hall 234 East Queens Drive Lake. Take next immediate right onto • Saves $10 per tour • Locations within Colonial Williamsburg Lakeshead Dr. for 1.0 mi. and turn left TICKETS Three-day combo Tickets: $85 pp SHUTTLE AND PARKING onto East Queens Dr. Proceed 1.1 mi. • $50 pp day of tour • Online only at vagardenweek.org • Complimentary all-day parking available DIRECTIONS: COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG • $25 pp children ages 6-12 with adult • Tour Williamsburg on Tuesday, Wednesday in at the Visitor Center. • 9 a.m. to noon at the Colonial Hampton-Newport News and Thursday in Norfolk REGIONAL VISITOR CENTER • Complimentary bus transportation • From 1-64 take Exit 238 (Camp Peary/ Williamsburg Regional Visitors Center • Saves $15 per tour included for HGW ticket holders to and • 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ludwell- Colonial Williamsburg) to VA-143 E. LUNCH from designated stops for the featured Paradise House at 207 East Duke of Proceed 0.5 mi., turn right at second • Williamsburg Inn’s Social Terrace in properties in the Colonial Williamsburg Gloucester St. and at Queens Lake traffic light onto VA-132 S. Proceed 1.3 Colonial Williamsburg, 136 Francis St., East Historic Area. Clubhouse at 234 East Queens Dr. mi. continue through light and bear • $20 each by prepaid reservations • Board buses on the lower level of the left onto Visitor Center Dr. Turn left at Discount Advance Tickets: $40 pp • Pick up 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Visitor Center. second entrance. • Online at vagardenweek.org • Dietary restrictions accommodated upon • Drive to Queens Lake and park at the • Phone/Email: Cathy Adams at advance request. Cash bar available Tour Headquarters, where shuttles will [email protected] or (757) 220-2486 featuring a special “Garden Day” cocktail. transport visitors to homes featured on SHUTTLE TOUR • Locally March 1 until April 20, 4 p.m.: Pre-order by April 15: Cathy Adams, the Queens Lake section of the tour. This is a two-part tour. Start at either location. Season’s of Williamsburg and Wild Birds [email protected] or (757) 220-2486 Please note: No parking at tour homes DIRECTIONS: TOUR HEADQUARTERS Unlimited at Settler’s Marketplace. NEW TO HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK! REFRESHMENTS AT TOUR HEADQUARTERS • From 1-64, take exit 238 (Camp Peary/ Check or cash only. First time a property has been featured • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Colonial Williamsburg) to VA-143 E, HOSTED BY THE WILLIAMSBURG GARDEN CLUB Williamsburg 211 warm red wall color and lighting. Paint was the Williamsburg home of Mr. and color influences mood again in the master Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Philip John- suite where various shades of green mir- son, a House of Burgesses member, con- ror the changing light on the marsh. structed the house before 1766. Martha Judy and Gordon Angles, owners. Washington’s nephew, Burwell Bassett, purchased the home in 1800. Bassett was a 233 East Queens Drive Virginia legislator and congressman. The constraints of a peninsula lot with Union cavalryman George Armstrong nearly 360-degree views of Queens Creek, Custer was a guest in the household fol- Queens Lake and the York River inspired lowing the Civil War Battle of Williams- this home for aging-in-place. Designed by an burg, and the best man at the wedding of owner-architect and his retired-military wife, his West Point classmate, John W. Lea, a this two-story home is only 24 feet wide, and Confederate officer. Lea, wounded during employs a windowed turret to house a spiral the battle, became engaged to one of the staircase and an elevator. The design philos- daughters of the family during his recu- ophy captures elements from various archi- peration at Bassett Hall. Bequeathed to tectural traditions to create a home that is Colonial Williamsburg in 1979, the house comfortable in time. To fit the lot and in- remains much as it was when the Rockefel- crease viewing opportunities of both sunset lers furnished it in the mid 1930s, and in- and moonrise, building corners were angled cludes many examples of Mrs. Rockefel- and fitted with glass. Ventilating screened ler’s American folk art collection. This gift transoms are at knee level below glass ex- included 584 acres of woodlands and gar- panses. A collection of carved herons flanks dens that bloom in the spring and fall. As the stone fireplace in a room that is accented requested by the family, the house has by natural wood finishes and Douglas fir been open to the public since 1980. beams. A wraparound deck leaves a red cedar Opened for Historic Garden Week by the tree undisturbed. There are no steps at tran- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. sitions from the front entry or the garage. The upper floor is divided into a master suite Ludwell-Paradise House with views that duplicate those from the first 207 East Duke of Gloucester Street floor, and a sleep-play-study suite and deck Built c.1755 by planter-politician Philip for grandchildren.
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