Landrum Hall is a women's dormitory located west of Chandler Hall at 601 Landrum Drive (formerly Old Campus Road). The original plans included a large recreation room, a lounge and lobby on the first floor, an elevator, and the capacity to house 185 women. The college awarded a contract of $669,730 to C.L. Lewis and Company of Lynchburg in 1957 for its construction. It was completed in 1958, housing 217 freshman women in double rooms with adjoining suite bathrooms.
Landrum Hall has suffered a series of floods throughout its history - most notably in 1961, 1982, and 1987. It was renovated last in 2019.
It is currently co-ed and is home to the Eco House, a special interest house dedicated to the environment and environmentally friendly living. Each floor has a lounge area, while retaining the original parlor on the first floor and the large lounge in the basement.
The Board of Visitors decided to name the building for Grace Warren Landrum - the Dean of Women, and a professor of English from 1927-1947, and member of Phi Beta Kappa and the AAUW. The dedication ceremony was held on February 9, 1959.
]]>Originally built as Jamestown North, Hardy Hall is located at 700A Landrum Dr. It was constructed alongside Lemon Hall (Jamestown North) in 2006 at the cost of $29 million. This project added 128,000 square feet of new living space for 380 students - 200 in Hardy Hall. Within the residence are reading rooms, game rooms, and lounges.
In April 2016, the Board of Visitors voted unanimously to rename Jamestown North Hardy Hall in honor of the late Dr. Carroll FS Hardy, a former Associate Vice President of Student Affairs. She also founded STEP, a program to help underrepresented high school seniors develop math, writing, and study skills. She also established the Hulon Willis Foundation for African American students and alumni, worked to increase diversity of William & Mary's student body through six summer enrichment programs for students in grades 8 to 12, and helped create and support 15 multicultural student organizations at William & Mary.
This renaming made Lemon and Hardy Halls the first buildings on campus named for people of color.
]]>Originally built as Jamestown North, Hardy Hall is located at 700A Landrum Dr. It was constructed alongside Lemon Hall (Jamestown North) in 2006 at the cost of $29 million. This project added 128,000 square feet of new living space for 380 students - 200 in Hardy Hall. Within the residence are reading rooms, game rooms, and lounges.
In April 2016, the Board of Visitors voted unanimously to rename Jamestown North Hardy Hall in honor of the late Dr. Carroll FS Hardy, a former Associate Vice President of Student Affairs. She also founded STEP, a program to help underrepresented high school seniors develop math, writing, and study skills. She also established the Hulon Willis Foundation for African American students and alumni, worked to increase diversity of William & Mary's student body through six summer enrichment programs for students in grades 8 to 12, and helped create and support 15 multicultural student organizations at William & Mary.
This renaming made Lemon and Hardy Halls the first buildings on campus named for people of color.
]]>The Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka sits on the edge of Lake Matoaka and primarily hosts concerts. In the past, the site has also been known as the Common Glory Stage, Matoaka Park, Matoaka Woods, Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre, or simply the Amphitheatre. The amphitheater was planned in 1946 on the site of an old boathouse and was intended to be used for colonial pageants in the summer and William & Mary functions during the academic year.
The Jamestown Corporation oversaw building the stage, dressing and prop rooms, and spotlight towers. Designed by architect Charles M. Major, the amphitheater opened in Summer 1947 with the production of The Common Glory which ran from July 17 to September 14.
In 1977, the lease with the Jamestown Corporation ended. Two years later, equipment was auctioned, while storage and dressing rooms were used by dance classes. In May 2006, a $7.6 million renovation began in cooperation with the Jamestown 2007 commemoration. Improvements include a new stage and seating area, ADA access ramps, and underground utilities. New buildings provided space for equipment and a ticket office/restroom. The project was completed in April 2007.
In April 2016, the Board of Visitors renamed the amphitheater in honor of Martha Wren Briggs ('55) for her commitment to the facility's restoration. Her support provided the necessary funds to restore the stage, dressing rooms, sound and lighting systems, seats and entrance area, as well as ensuring the facility is accessible to those with disabilities.
]]>The Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka sits on the edge of Lake Matoaka and primarily hosts concerts. In the past, the site has also been known as the Common Glory Stage, Matoaka Park, Matoaka Woods, Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre, or simply the Amphitheatre. The amphitheater was planned in 1946 on the site of an old boathouse and was intended to be used for colonial pageants in the summer and William & Mary functions during the academic year.
The Jamestown Corporation oversaw building the stage, dressing and prop rooms, and spotlight towers. Designed by architect Charles M. Major, the amphitheater opened in Summer 1947 with the production of The Common Glory which ran from July 17 to September 14.
In 1977, the lease with the Jamestown Corporation ended. Two years later, equipment was auctioned, while storage and dressing rooms were used by dance classes. In May 2006, a $7.6 million renovation began in cooperation with the Jamestown 2007 commemoration. Improvements include a new stage and seating area, ADA access ramps, and underground utilities. New buildings provided space for equipment and a ticket office/restroom. The project was completed in April 2007.
In April 2016, the Board of Visitors renamed the amphitheater in honor of Martha Wren Briggs ('55) for her commitment to the facility's restoration. Her support provided the necessary funds to restore the stage, dressing rooms, sound and lighting systems, seats and entrance area, as well as ensuring the facility is accessible to those with disabilities.
]]>Adair Hall at 251 Ukrop Way is located near the intersection of Ukrop Way (formerly Campus Drive) and Landrum Drive.
Adair Hall houses an Olympic sized pool, lounge, gymnasium, dance studio, classrooms, and offices for both the Kinesiology Department and the Dance Program at William & Mary. Originally built as a women's physical education building, construction began in 1961, with the dedication ceremony on November 15, 1963. During construction, a ditch on the women's athletic field for the sewerage line to Adair and Yates caved in, killing construction worker Charles S. Taylor and seriously injuring another.
The building was named for Cornelia Storrs Adair (1885-1962), a William & Mary student who was the first woman recipient of the Alumni Medallion in 1934.
]]>Originally built as Jamestown North, Hardy Hall is located at 700A Landrum Dr. It was constructed alongside Lemon Hall (Jamestown North) in 2006 at the cost of $29 million. This project added 128,000 square feet of new living space for 380 students - 200 in Hardy Hall. Within the residence are reading rooms, game rooms, and lounges.
In April 2016, the Board of Visitors voted unanimously to rename Jamestown North Hardy Hall in honor of the late Dr. Carroll FS Hardy, a former Associate Vice President of Student Affairs. She also founded STEP, a program to help underrepresented high school seniors develop math, writing, and study skills. She also established the Hulon Willis Foundation for African American students and alumni, worked to increase diversity of William & Mary's student body through six summer enrichment programs for students in grades 8 to 12, and helped create and support 15 multicultural student organizations at William & Mary.
This renaming made Lemon and Hardy Halls the first buildings on campus named for people of color.
]]>Martha Barksdale Athletic Field is located at 501 Jamestown Road. It sits next to Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall and Rogers Hall (ISC 2) - at the corner of Jamestown Road and Landrum Drive. Barksdale Field was dedicated on October 10, 1975. The field was designed as women's athletics fields for hockey, soccer, track, and tennis in the 1930s. Over the years, the field has evolved into a venue for intramural football and soccer by students.
In 2004, William & Mary began a plan to construct two residence halls on the site of Barksdale Field. Completed in 2006 at a cost of an estimated $29 million, the Jamestown Residences contain approximately 128,000 square feet of living space for students.
The field honors Martha Barksdale, she entered William & Mary in 1918 as a member of the first class to include women. She was elected the first president of the Women's Student Council, the first house president, the first "Miss William & Mary", and ended her distinguished and groundbreaking student career with an election to Phi Beta Kappa.
After graduation, Barksdale was hired to instruct in the newly established Department of Women's Physical Education, earning a Master's in 1929. Rising through the ranks, she served as acting chairman of the Women's Physical Education Department in 1944 and 1965, eventually teaching or playing nearly a dozen sports before retiring in 1966. In 1970 she received William & Mary's Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
]]>Landrum Hall is a women's dormitory located west of Chandler Hall at 601 Landrum Drive (formerly Old Campus Road). The original plans included a large recreation room, a lounge and lobby on the first floor, an elevator, and the capacity to house 185 women. The college awarded a contract of $669,730 to C.L. Lewis and Company of Lynchburg in 1957 for its construction. It was completed in 1958, housing 217 freshman women in double rooms with adjoining suite bathrooms.
Landrum Hall has suffered a series of floods throughout its history - most notably in 1961, 1982, and 1987. It was renovated last in 2019.
It is currently co-ed and is home to the Eco House, a special interest house dedicated to the environment and environmentally friendly living. Each floor has a lounge area, while retaining the original parlor on the first floor and the large lounge in the basement.
The Board of Visitors decided to name the building for Grace Warren Landrum - the Dean of Women, and a professor of English from 1927-1947, and member of Phi Beta Kappa and the AAUW. The dedication ceremony was held on February 9, 1959.
]]>Barrett Hall, 313 Jamestown Road, is located at the eastern intersection of Jamestown Road and Landrum Drive (formerly Old Campus Drive). Originally a dormitory for women, Barrett Hall became co-ed at the start of the 2005-2006 academic year.
Designed by College Architect Charles M. Robinson and built by J.T. Nuckols, Barrett Hall was constructed between 1926 and 1927.
In addition to students, it housed the J. Lesslie Hall Literary Society in the 1920s and a library run by the Y.W.C.A. in the 1930s. In 1945, the university opened a Chinese Room following a donation by Alice Aberdein of a large number of Chinese art and furnishings valued at over $40,000. Containing the finest collection of Chinese art and furnishings in the southern United States, students in search of good luck tossed pennies at the feet of a gold-leafed Buddha statue featured in the room.
Barrett Hall honors Kate Waller Barrett, the second woman to serve on the Board of Visitors. A prominent member in Virginia political and social circles, Barrett was a member in Phi Beta Kappa.
Barrett Hall was the first building on campus named after a woman.
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