Wren Building, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia

Wren Building, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia

Block 16. Building 03.

Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg

College of William & Mary - Buildings

Wren Building (Williamsburg, Va.)

Lantern Slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940

Exterior view of the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary. Begun in 1695, the construction of the Wren Building marked the birth of an academic center in colonial Virginia. One of the oldest academic structures in the United States, the Wren Building was damaged by several fires in 1705, 1859, and 1862, but still retains a large portion of its original outside walls. The building's features are thought to be based upon an adaptation of a Sir Christopher Wren design.

A.D. Handy Co.

Circa 1930s

Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slide Collection, AV-2000.9 , Box 1

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Image

HLS-38

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Lantern slide

3.25 x 4 inches