Original Lord Botetourt Statue removed from Wren Yard, 1958

ID: 42 ~ Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8. ~ Creator: Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

This file appears in: Lord Botetourt Statue, Constructed 1770- 1773

The original Lord Botetourt statue being lifted onto truck in 1958, eventually to be moved to the Botetourt Gallery in Swem Library where it remains today.

This file appears in: Lord Botetourt Statue, Constructed 1770- 1773

Lord Botetourt Statue, Constructed 1770- 1773

By Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

The statue of Lord Botetourt that currently stands in front of the Wren Building is a 1993 reproduction of the original located on the ground floor of Swem Library. One of the traditions at William &…