Williamsburg, also burned, continuing an unhappy tradition that includes
the destruction of the National Capitol at Washington in 1814 and the
Virginia Statehouse at Richmond in 1865.]


Single Brick Houses

These were once supposed to have been very common at Jamestown, but are
represented by only 12 foundations, not all of which have been
completely excavated. Like the other excavated structures, if these
houses can be related to the ownership of the land tracts on which they
once stood, we may someday know more of their possible identity.


Frame Houses

Partial or even whole brick footings do not always indicate brick houses
at Jamestown. Some 30 structures have been recorded which had brick
footings or isolated brick fireplace foundations, the appearance of
which suggests frame houses. These may be briefly classified as follows:

Brick, or brick-and-cobble, wall-footings with central chimney bases
of brick--2.
Brick footing and outside chimney--3.
Brick footing only--10.
Brick chimney base alone remaining--12.
Stone footing only--1.
Cellar only, presumed to belong to frame or unfinished house, or to
have had all bricks salvaged--1.
Burned earth floor area only remaining, presumed to mark a frame