A simple two-story 18th-century white frame farmhouse nestled on
585 acres of lawn, garden, and woodlands, Bassett Hall once was
the Williamsburg home of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his wife
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. - Built between 1753 and 1766 by
Philip Johnson - Purchased by Burwell Bassett around 1800 -
Union cavalryman George Armstrong Custer guest in home during
the Civil War - Property acquired for Colonial Williamsburg in
1927 - Became Rockefeller home in 1936 - Opened to the public in
1980 - Two-year restoration began in 2000 - Reopened to public
in December 2002 House built by member of Virginia House of
Burgesses Philip Johnson, a member of the House of Burgesses
from King and Queen County, Virginia, is believed to have built
the 18th-century frame house sometime between 1753 and 1766.
Martha Washington's nephew Burwell Bassett purchased the home in
1800. Basset was a Virginia legislator and congressman. Union
officer guest in Confederate home In an ironic twist, Union
cavalryman George Armstrong