Brafferton


  • Address: Jamestown Rd
  • Vicinity: Wren Yard, College of William and Mary
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building


Search Amazon for:

Brafferton
Advertisement

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1692/00/00 College of William and Mary Recipient Robert Boyle's will provides 4,000 sterling for pious and charitable uses. Executors buy Brafferton Manor 4 mi from Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, England. Part of the annual income from the farm will support the Indian School at William and Mary.
1723/00/00 Brafferton is built, although the name of the builder is not recorded, it is likely that Henry Cary was the master builder. In the beginning, classes were held in temporary quarters and then in the Wren Building.
1724/00/00 Described by Hugh Jones describes Braffertoninin The Present State of Virginia as "a good House and Apartments for the Indian Master and his Scholars".
1932/00/00 Perry, Shaw and Hepburn Architects The exterior of Brafferton is restored to its colonial appearance as part of the Rockefeller Restoration of Williamsburg.

Data »

Particulars for Brafferton:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Higher Learning College
Area of Significance Education
Historic Use Educational related housing
Historic Use School




Shopping on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Google Ad

Google Ad
?