The Ambler House

The Ambler House (HMBB9)

Location: Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 12.461', W 76° 46.497'

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The Amber House was built by the Ambler family in the 1750s as the centerpiece of a fine plantation estate. A refined Georgian-style home, it was comparable to the elegant George Wythe House in Williamsburg. The house was burned in two wars, and after a third fire in 1895, was abandoned.
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HM NumberHMBB9
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Placed ByColonial National Historic Park
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Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 2:29am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 342495 N 4119387
Decimal Degrees37.20768333, -76.77495000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 12.461', W 76° 46.497'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 12' 27.66" N, 76° 46' 29.82" W
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Area Code(s)757, 202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 33 Island Drive, Williamsburg VA 23185, US
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