Wren Building, Interior, Chapel

Wren Building, Interior, Chapel

Block 16. Building 3.

Wren Building (Williamsburg, Va.)

Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg

Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg

View of the Chapel of the Wren Building, College of William & Mary, taken by F.S. Lincoln in 1935. The photographer positioned himself behind the altar to obtain a unique vista looking out over the lecturn and pews towards the round windows at the back of the chapel.

Begun in 1695, the construction of the Wren Building marked the birth of an academic center in colonial Virginia. A series of fires in 1705, 1859, and 1862 damaged parts of the structure but never completely destroyed exterior walls.
When the wing housing the Chapel opened in 1732, it quickly became an important part of each student's daily routine. Morning and evening prayer services offered a contemplative beginning and end to each day of classes.

Lincoln, F.S.

1935

1935

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

Gelatin or collodian printing out paper with platinum toning, mounted on board.

8x10 inches