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50 Years of African Americans in Residence Walking Tour
12 Locations ~ Curated by Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.100 Years of Coeducation
13 Locations ~ Curated by William & Mary, Office of Undergraduate Admissions with assistance from the Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.Campus Historic Walking Tour
74 Locations ~ Curated by Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.Featured Stories
Wren Building, Constructed 1695-1700
Generally referred to simply as the ‘Wren Building’ or ‘College Building,’ the Sir Christopher Wren Building is the oldest university building in the United States still in use. Tradition has it that it was designed in the style of Sir Christopher…
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Lemon Hall & Carroll F. S. Hardy Hall, Constructed 2004-2006
These two buildings, originally named Jamestown North and Jamestown South, are the first buildings on William & Mary's campus to be named after African-American individuals. The rededication ceremony took place in the Fall of 2016. Lemon Hall…
Tucker Hall
The Tucker family serves as a prime example of the varying opinions on slavery held by the faculty at William & Mary. Tucker Hall is named for St. George Tucker, who studied law at William & Mary under George Wythe (who also taught Thomas…
Cary Field
A year after Janet, Karen, and Lynn began their studies at the university, Warren Winston began his college football career at William & Mary in 1968. He was the university's first African American scholarship athlete, and the first African…
Western Union Building
The Western Union Building, which was built in 1930, is home to William & Mary's ROTC Program. Michael K. Powell, son of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, attended William & Mary on a ROTC Scholarship. Before graduating in 1985,…
Washington Hall
In the mid-twentieth century, Washington Hall was the home of William & Mary's education courses. This is where, during the summer of 1951, Hulon Willis Sr. began his master's degree and became the first African American to attend…
James Blair Hall
Over the years the law school has had many homes. While Edward August Travis '54 and Miriam Carter attended, the program was housed in James Blair Hall. Though Edward August Travis began his studies a few months after the first African American…
TribeTrek
A project by William & Mary LibrariesExplore the people, places, and events in William & Mary's history through a self-guided campus walking tour using TribeTrek. Developed by Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center, TribeTrek is a free mobile app that puts the history of the second oldest college in America in the palm of your hands. Learn about the history of campus buildings, sculptures and other sites through photographs, and use social media to share your stories for each site. As this site is an ongoing project, please check back periodically for further updates.
As this site is an ongoing project, please check back periodically for further updates.