The Sir Christopher Wren Building
The Wren Building is a building in the College Yard on the campus of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. First constructed between 1695 and 1700 to host students and courses for William & Mary, it is the oldest college building in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: University building
- Description: building in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Sir Christopher Wren Building” and “Wren Building”
- Address: 111 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonial Williamsburg and Brafferton.
Colonial Williamsburg
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Colonial Williamsburg is a "living-history museum" located in a historic district in Williamsburg, Virginia. Encompassing 301 acres, Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area re-creates 18th-century Williamsburg as it appeared preceding and during the American Revolution.
Brafferton
University building
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The Brafferton is a building on the campus of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Built in 1723 and among the oldest buildings in Virginia, it was built as a school for Virginian Indians.
President’s House
House
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The President's House is the residence of the President of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Constructed in 1732, the building still serves its original purpose and is among the oldest buildings in Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ewell and Grove.
Ewell
Hamlet
Ewell was an unincorporated town in James City County of the U.S. state of Virginia, west of Williamsburg. Ewell was named for Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, who was a U.S. and Confederate army officer, and civil engineer. Ewell is situated 4½ miles northwest of The Sir Christopher Wren Building.
Grove
Hamlet
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Grove is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of James City County in the Virginia Peninsula subregion of Virginia, United States. It is located in the center of the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, communities linked by the Colonial Parkway. Grove is situated 5 miles southeast of The Sir Christopher Wren Building.
Lightfoot
Village
Lightfoot is an unincorporated community which straddles the James City–York county border, west of Williamsburg, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Lightfoot is situated 5 miles northwest of The Sir Christopher Wren Building.
The Sir Christopher Wren Building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.27082° or 37° 16′ 15″ northLongitude
-76.70906° or 76° 42′ 33″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Inception
1695Levels
3Named after
Christopher WrenOpen location code
879577CR+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 41263843OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityGeoNames ID
4794744Wikidata ID
Q8037738
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“The Sir Christopher Wren Building” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “レンビルディング”
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