The Regency Room is the formal dining room of the Williamsburg Inn, which opened in 1937 funded by John D. Rockefeller Jr. as part of his Colonial Williamsburg restoration project; the dining room has maintained a standard of formal Virginia hospitality continuous since its opening and reflects the mid-20th-century ideal of Southern fine dining. It has hosted every U.S. president from Eisenhower through recent administrations.
Quick facts
- ·The presidential dining history and the direct Rockefeller patronage are the verifiable distinguishing facts.
- ·Confirm current operating status before publishing — the Inn has periodically adjusted dining operations.
- ·Located within the Colonial Williamsburg grounds at 136 E.
- ·Francis Street.
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