View of the south elevation of Williamsburg High School prior to its demolition to allow for reconstruction of the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Creator
Shurcliff, Arthur
Date
1928
Is Part Of
Arthur Shurcliff Williamsburg Record Photograph Albums, AV2010.5, Box 1, Volume 3
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
AV201005_S309
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
View looking down Palace Green at Williamsburg High School with the Confederate Monument still in place on the green between the Geddy House and Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia. The Williamsburg High School was demolished during reconstruction of the Governor's Palace.
Creator
Barrows, John A.
Date
1930-07-28
Is Part Of
John A. Barrows Photograph Collection, MS1996.22, Box 2
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
image
Identifier
Bar-420
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Workers beginning the demolition of Williamsburg High School as part of the process of restoring the Governor's Palace site, Williamsburg, Virginia. A portion of one of the reconstructed Governor's Palace Advance Buildings is visible to the right.
Creator
Nash, Susan Higginson
Date
Circa 1929-1934
Is Part Of
Susan Higginson Nash Photograph Collection, AV2009.35
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
image
Identifier
Na163
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg High School undergoing preparations for its demolition as part of the process of restoring the Governor's Palace site, Williamsburg, Virginia. The reconstructed Governor's Palace is visible in the background.
Creator
Nash, Susan Higginson
Date
Circa 1929-1934
Is Part Of
Susan Higginson Nash Photograph Collection, AV2009.35
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
image
Identifier
Na150
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
View from the south of the demolition of Williamsburg High School, with the cupola of the Governor's Palace visible in the background, Williamsburg, Virginia, June 19, 1933.
Creator
Nivison, Frank
Date
06191933
Date Created
06191933
Is Part Of
Frank Nivison Photograph Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
N3923
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Pre-restoration view looking northwest along Palace Green in Williamsburg, Virginia, with, left to right, the George Wythe House, the Presbyterian Church, the Robert Carter House and Williamsburg High School at far end where the Governor's Palace now stands, circa 1928.
Williamsburg High School on the site of the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1928. The Virginia Electric & Power Co. buildings are visible in the background.
Creator
Davidson, D. N.
Date
Circa 1928
Date Created
Circa 1928
Is Part Of
D. N. Davidson Photograph Collection, AV-2013.2, Box 1, Folder 1
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
D-7
see also N4406
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Confederate Monument in its original location on Palace Green, Williamsburg, Virginia. Williamsburg High School is visible directly behind it on the site of the Governor's Palace.
The Bathurst-Peachy House being moved across Palace Green, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930. In the background, the old Williamsburg High School is shown prior to its demolition.
Creator
Nash, Susan Higginson
Date
1930
Date Accepted
1930
Is Part Of
Susan Higginson Nash Photograph Collection, AV2009.35, Box 5, Album 16
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
Na1043
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Demolition of Williamsburg High School from Palace Green
Subject
Nash, Susan Higginson
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 20. Building 03A.
Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Williamsburg High School demolition seen from Palace Green with the Governor's Palace under reconstruction in the background, circa 1930's.
Creator
Nash, Susan Higginson
Date
Circa 1930's
Date Created
Circa 1930's
Is Part Of
Susan Higginson Nash Photograph Collection, AV2009.35, Album 12, Box 3
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
Na156
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John B. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin silver print
Physical Dimensions
3.25 x 4.25 inches
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The Williamsburg High School stood on Palace Green from 1921 until 1933. It was replaced by Matthew Whaley School on a site adjacent to the Governor's Palace.]]>2021-03-23T17:08:36-04:00
Dublin Core
Title
Site of the Old High School on the Site of the Governor's Palace
Subject
Schools - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 20. Building 03.
Description
Lantern slide featuring a photo looking down Palace Green towards the old Williamsburg High School building that was torn down to make way for the reconstruction of the Governor's Palace. It is the thirty-eighth slide in a set produced by the Pacific Stereopticon Co. of Los Angeles, California, now defunct, to illustrate the story of Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin's dream to restore a portion of Williamsburg, Virginia to its 18th-century appearance as a shrine to early American ideals.
The Williamsburg High School stood on Palace Green from 1921 until 1933. It was replaced by Matthew Whaley School on a site adjacent to the Governor's Palace.
Publisher
Pacific Stereopticon Co.
Date
ca.1930
Is Part Of
Pacific Stereopticon Company Lantern Slide Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
PSC-038
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Lantern slide
Physical Dimensions
2 x 3 inches
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The stone obelisk memorializing Confederate dead was erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy. During annual celebrations of the anniversary of the Battle of Williamsburg, a memorial observance was held at the monument. Much to the horror of long-time residents, the monument was eventually removed as restoration work progressed. A court case ensued in 1932, as many residents felt Civil War history and heroes were being overshadowed by the efforts to highlight the town’s colonial history. The obelisk eventually found a new home just outside the historic district at the new James City County Courthouse complex on South England Street. Today, it can be found on Court Street in the Bicentennial Park.]]>2021-03-23T17:08:20-04:00
Dublin Core
Title
Confederate Monument and High School, Williamsburg, Va.
Subject
Monuments
Block 20
Schools - Virginia - Williamsburg
Postcards - Virginia Williamsburg
Description
Recto and verso of postcard published by Louis Kaufmann & Sons in the early 1920s. It features the Confederate Monument that once stood at the southern end of Palace Green. In the background is Williamsburg High School. It was located approximately where the Governor's Palace stood at the northern end of the Green and had to be demolished in the early 1930s as the Palace was reconstructed.
The stone obelisk memorializing Confederate dead was erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy. During annual celebrations of the anniversary of the Battle of Williamsburg, a memorial observance was held at the monument. Much to the horror of long-time residents, the monument was eventually removed as restoration work progressed. A court case ensued in 1932, as many residents felt Civil War history and heroes were being overshadowed by the efforts to highlight the town’s colonial history. The obelisk eventually found a new home just outside the historic district at the new James City County Courthouse complex on South England Street. Today, it can be found on Court Street in the Bicentennial Park.
Publisher
Louis Kaufmann & Sons
Date
ca. 1920s
Rights
This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). For reproduction queries: Rights and reproductions
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AV-1999-29-01-R
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation