Virginia Military Institute Mess Hall copy print photos, 1868/1931
- Containers:
- Box 11, Folder 40
- Scope and content:
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The photos in this folder are as follows:
These photos were taken by Miley, Lexington, Virginia Two copy print photos of the mess hall built in 1868-1869. One copy print photo of the mess hall built in 1931.
- Biographical / historical:
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The first Mess Hall was built in 1840, shortly after VMI's founding to feed the first cadet classes. The Davis Mess Hall built in 1854, was designed by famous architect Alexander Jackson Davis in the Gothic Revival style. Union forces burned it down during the Civil War in 1864, and was subsequently rebuilt in 1868-1869 on the same plan. It burned in 1904. The Frye & Chesterman Mess Hall was built in 1904 to accommodate the expanding Corps of Cadets, eventually being enlarged in 1919 before its removal. The new Mess Hall, Crozet Hall, was built in 1931. It was completed directly on the site of the previous three mess halls. It was named in honor of Claudius Crozet, a Napoleonic soldier, world renowned engineer, and one of VMI's foundational founders. The building underwent a massive multimillion dollar expansion and complete infrastructure renovation, starting in 2004 to modernly serve the entire student body at once.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections and ArchivesJames G. Leyburn LibraryWashington and Lee University204 W. Washington StreetLexington, VA 24450
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: SCA StaffPhone: (540) 458-8649Email: specialcollections@wlu.eduPhone: (540) 463-8109Fax: (540) 463-8964
- Parent restrictions:
- The collection is open for research use.
- Parent terms of access:
- The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.