Reports

Though much of the department’s research consists of expanding our general knowledge of early American architecture, we frequently investigate highly specific, targeted subjects. We typically publish this more focused work in the form of an internal report. The most common type of this report is a house survey but we have also prepared much more comprehensive documents, like our study of Structure 144 at Jamestown, as well as much more esoteric ones, like our brief paper on early painted brickwork.

In addition, the department has prepared two field guides for tours of early American buildings. The first was for the 2001 meeting of the Vernacular Architecture Forum and was limited to the Chesapeake region. The second was for the North American tour of the English Vernacular Architecture Group and covered a much wider area, from New England through the Delaware Valley to the Chesapeake. The field guides and research reports are all available here.

The reports are given in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). When you click on the Download button on the download page, they will open in a separate window. You may save, print, or simply read the document at this point.

As part of an on-going effort by the Foundation to complete digitization of all research work, these reports are being gradually converted into XML (Extensible Markup Language) and will be available for full-text searching in Colonial Wiliamsburg’s Digital Library.

Building Reports Available for Download

Jamestown Str 144

Description and Analysis of Structure 144, Jamestown, Virginia. 2002.

Field Guides Available for Download

VAG 2004 Field Guide

Vernacular Architectural Group 2004 Field Guide. 2004.

VAF 2002: Appomattox Tour

Vernacular Architectural Forum 2002. 2002.

VAF 2002: Carter's Grove Tour

Vernacular Architectural Forum 2002. 2002.

VAF 2002: Norfolk Tour

Vernacular Architectural Forum 2002. 2002.

VAF 2002: Northern Neck Tour

Vernacular Architectural Forum 2002. 2002.

VAF 2002: Southside Tour

Vernacular Architectural Forum 2002. 2002.

VAF 2002: Williamsburg Tour

Vernacular Architectural Forum 2002. 2002.

Paint Reports Available for Download

Architectural paint research at American museums

Architectural Paint Research at American Museums: An Appeal for Standards. 2008.

Finne House Paint Report

Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: William Finnie House (Block 2, Building 7), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2008.

George Reid House Paint Report

Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: George Reid House (Block 11, Building 15), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2008.

Ludwell-Paradise House Paint Report

Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Ludwell-Paradise House (Block 18, Building 7), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2008.

Tayloe House Paint Report

Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Interior and Exterior Paints: Tayloe House (Block 28, Building 3), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2008.

Palmer House Paint Report

Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Palmer House (Block 9, Building 24), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2007.

Prentis Store Paint Report

Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Prentis Store (Block 18-1, Building 5), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2007.

Bracken Tenement Paint Report

Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Bracken Tenement (Block 2, Building 52), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2007.

John Blair House Paint Report

Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: John Blair House (Block 22, Building 5), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2007.

Palmer House Paint Report

Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Palmer House (Block 9, Building 24), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2007.

President's House Paint Report

Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: North Door Pediment at the President's House of the College of William and Mary (Block 16, Building 2), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2007.

Robert Nicolson House Paint Report

Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Robert Nicolson House (Block 7, Building 12), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2007.

Taliaferro-Cole House Paint Report

Cross-section Microscopy Analysis of Exterior Paints: Taliaferro-Cole House (Block 13, Building 40), Williamsburg, Virginia. 2007.

Chesapeake Painted Brick Report

Color Washes and Penciling on Brick and Mortar Joints in the Chesapeake. 2003.