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Buildings

Buildings

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  • Methodist Parsonage

    Methodist Parsonage Constructed: pre-1911 Acquired by the College: 1929 Previous names: Kappa Alpha House

  • Miller Hall

    Construction Miller Hall, 2009 Constructed: 2007-2009 Opened: 2009 Named for: Alan B. Miller

  • Millington Hall

    Millington Hall, 2008 Constructed: 1966-1968 Dedication: May 4, 1968

  • Moncure House

    Moncure House Constructed: ca. 1898 Purchased by the College: 1926 Named for: Blanche E. Moncure Renovations: 1927

  • Monroe Hall

    Monroe Hall Constructed: 1923-1924 Previous names: James Monroe Memorial Hall Named for: James Monroe

  • Morris House

    Morris House Acquired by the College: 1928 Named for: Mattie C. Morris Demolished: 1964

  • Mullen House

    The Mullen House of William & Mary is located at 197 Armistead Avenue, on the east side. It is the home to the Delta Phi. Omega Alpha Chapter fraternity. The house was built between June 1920 and March 1924.

  • Muscarelle Museum of Art

    The Muscarelle Museum of Art is located in Lamberson Hall at 611 Jamestown Road on the New Campus, between Morton Hall and Phi Beta Kappa Hall at William & Mary. Contents

  • Old Dominion Hall

    Old Dominion Hall Constructed: 1927 Renovated: 1937, 1972

  • Palace Lots

    The Palace Lots were also known as the Saunders House or the Carter House. They were located on the west side of the Palace Green. Chronology 1835--inherited by Robert Saunders; he lived in while President of William & Mary. 1868--purchased by College from William S. Peachy

  • Parking Garage

    The Parking Garage located at 201 Ukrop Way on the William & Mary campus was completed in 2006 creating 500 new parking spaces on campus.

  • Penniman Building

    Penniman Building Acquired by the College: 1920-1921 Renovations: 1924 Destroyed: 1925

  • Phi Beta Kappa Hall

    Phi Beta Kappa Hall, also known as PBK Hall, is located at 601 Jamestown Road, northeast of Morton Hall. The first Phi Beta Kappa Hall at William & Mary, which opened in 1926 and suffered a fire in 1953, is now known as Ewell Hall.

  • Phi Mu House

    131 Richmond Road Acquired by the College: 1927

  • Players' Dell

    Players' Dell Constructed: 1912Map it for me Note: Location on map is approximate.

  • Plumeri House

    Plumeri House Acquired by the College: 1963 Named in honor of Joe Plumeri '66

  • Plumeri Park

    "One of the finest collegiate baseball facilities in the region, Plumeri Park has been home to William & Mary Tribe baseball team since 1999. The facility was constructed in large part due to the generous donation by Mr. Joseph J. Plumeri II in the autumn of 1996.

  • Power Plant

    Power Plant Constructed: 1911 Renovations: 1922, 1929, 1930

  • Practice House

    The first Practice House of the Department of Home Economics was in the Holmes House at 308 Jamestown Rd. Opening in 1921 for juniors and seniors, it housed 3 students and the head of the Home Economics Department. The 1921-22 Student Handbook said, "To the right of Taliaferro is a small frame…

  • Presbyterian Institute

    The Presbyterian Institute was also known as Williamsburg Female Institute. The Institute was located four blocks from the campus of the College of William & Mary on Scotland Street. It was built in 1908 and demolished in 1929. It was near the present Matthew Whaley School.

  • President's House

    President's House Constructed: 1732 Burned by French Troops: 1781 Renovations: 1848, 1867, 1905, 1919, 1922, 1931, 1971-72

  • Randolph Hall

    The construction of Randolph Hall, a men's dormitory, was featured in "The Romance and Renaissance of the College of William & Mary in Virginia" (1924). It was proposed to be the same size and capacity of Monroe Memorial Hall providing rooms for 140 of the students then quartered in "war…

  • Randolph Residences

    Randolph Complex Constructed: 1980, 1988 Dedication: October 11, 1980 Fire: May 3, 2005 (in Preston Hall)

  • Reves Center

    The then Tyler Hall, now known as the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies, 200 South Boundary Street, was built in 1916 across Jamestown Road from the main campus of William & Mary as a dormitory. It was named in honor of College President Lyon Gardiner Tyler.

  • Rogers Hall

    Rogers Hall Constructed: 1973-1975 Renovations: 1979-1981, 2008-2009 Named for: William Barton Rogers

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This website contains the best available information from known sources at the time it was written. Unfortunately, many of the early original records of William & Mary were destroyed by fires, military occupation, and the normal effects of time. The information in this website is not complete, and it changes as we continue to research and uncover new sources.