Tucker Hall
First opened as the Library in 1909, Tucker Hall also housed the Law School. Since 1980, it's been the home of the English Department and the linguistics and Medieval-Renaissance programs.
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Tucker Hall was opened in 1909 as the Library. Expanded greatly in 1923 and 1929, it has served several functions throughout its history. The first building solely dedicated as a library, it also served as a dance hall and an airplane spotting tower during World War II. It remained the Library until 1966 upon the opening of the Swem Library. It then housed the Law School and was renamed Marshall-Wythe Hall in 1968. A dozen years later, the Law School moved, and was replaced by the English Department and the Linguistics and Medieval-Renaissance programs. It was then that it was renamed Tucker Hall.
Tucker Hall honors St. George Tucker, a Virginia Supreme Court Justice, federal judge, and the second law professor at William & Mary - succeeding his mentor George Wythe.
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Tucker Hall, 1996
The front exterior of Tucker Hall in 1996. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
Old Library during renovation, circa 1929
The Old Library, now known as Tucker Hall, during construction around 1929. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
Old Library, 1918
The south facade of the Old Library, now known as Tucker Hall, in 1918 . | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
Students studying in the Old Library, 1919
Students studying in the Old Library, now known as Tucker Hall, in 1919. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
South facade of Old Library, circa 1925
The south facade of the Old Library, now known as Tucker Hall, circa 1925. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
Old Library, 1930
A sepia image of the front exterior of the Old Library, now known as Tucker Hall, in 1930. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
Old Library, undated
View of Old Library, now known as Tucker Hall, from upstairs in Ewell Hall, undated. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
Old Library during renovation, circa 1967
The Old Library, now known as Tucker Hall, during renovation and conversion to house the Law School, circa 1967. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
Courtroom at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, now Tucker Hall, May 1969
A photo of the moot courtroom dedication at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, now Tucker Hall, in May 1969 with President Davis Y. Paschall. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.