Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The College of William & Mary, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, was founded in 1693 by a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II. It is a public research university and has more than 94,000 living alumni. [2] [3] Alumni of William & Mary have played important roles in shaping the United States.
The Alumni House would be one of only several buildings on the College's campus to have witnessed, first-hand, a Civil War battle in Williamsburg. [2] During the house’s existence, it has been home to the William & Mary Kappa Alpha Order fraternity from 1925-1943. The College purchased the home in 1946 and until the late 1960s was the home to ...
The College of William & Mary [b] (abbreviated as W&M [8]) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world. [9]
St. George Tucker Hall is an academic building on the campus of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.Built in 1908–1909 from a design by Cady & See, it was William & Mary's first freestanding library and sits on what is now known as Old Campus.
The construction of the large concrete exterior of William and Mary Hall began in 1969. [60] Replacing Blow Hall as the main athletic facility, William & Mary Hall hosted its first game in December 1970 and was dedicated in 1971. The arena area was renamed to Kaplan Arena in 2005; the remainder of the building adopted that name in 2016.
The Mason School of Business is housed in Alan B. Miller Hall on the main campus of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Miller Hall, completed in 2009, was named for William & Mary alumnus, Alan B. Miller. It is located at the Corner of Ukrop Way and Jamestown Road at the western edge of campus.
Highland was featured in Bob Vila's A&E Network production, [8] Guide to Historic Homes of America and in C-SPAN's Cities Tour, Charlottesville. [9] In 2016, the name Ash Lawn-Highland was dropped, and the house was redesignated James Monroe's Highland to more clearly communicate the relationship to its first owner, President James Monroe. [10]
The first and second floors of the building are still open for public viewing; the Spotswood Society—named after Virginia governor Alexander Spotswood—offers guided tours of the building when William and Mary classes are in-session. [13] The Spotswood Society also offers a virtual tour. [14] [full citation needed]