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| "Sweet Briar House," described as the "administration building" on the postcard. This has been the residence for the President of the College since the 1910s. In the 19th century this was the plantation house or "big house" for the Sweet Briar Plantation. [Image 133] |
Almost identical image, but hand-colored from a black and white photograph. [Image 135]. |
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| Sweet Briar House in the winter. Notice the array of boxwood hedges, 19th century versions of privacy control. [Image 136] |
A demonstration of the effectiveness of the hedges to create a privacy barrier. [Image 147.1] |
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| Apparently the hedges were a never-ending source of photographic inspiration. [Image 168] |
A distant view of the hedges, partially hiding the plantation house. [Image 178] |
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| A more recent photo (perhaps the 1970s ?) of the President's House. [Image 186] |
Can you find this feature on the grounds of the President's House ? [Image 192] |
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| After founding the college, the trustees decided to enlarge a 19th Century dam, thereby creating a scenic lake and a dependable water source. This photograph depicts the "lower lake," possibly before the construction of the boathouse. Note the canoe in the corner and the inscription (from the original postcard sender) who writes "We are having a fine time on the lake & climbing." [Image 130] |
In this photograph (also of the lower lake), the boathouse is clearly visible. It appers to sit in the water and does not contain the later addition. [Image 149] |
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| In this photograph of the boathouse, you see a timbered bridge leading across to it and a handful of boats on the water (or is that Daisy-ness rearing her monster head?). The building at the right of the image is the pump house. [Image 157] |
A classic shot of the boathouse, canoes, and even a diving board. [Image 179] |
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| A postcard of the Railway Station. It is not clear from this image if the station has been moved from its original location or if this is taken after it has been moved to campus (with the faux tracks in front). [Image 126] |
The College Infirmary. [Image 164]
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| A May Day Celebration. [Image 132] |
A May Day Celebration. Possibly acting in a play. [Image 139] |
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| Faculty Row. [Image 146] |
Faculty Row. [Image xxx] |
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| Cupola or Pavilion, today referred to as the 'Bell Tower' at the end of the Gray Arcade. [Image 153] |
The Arcade connecting Gray to Pannell. [Image 155] |
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Sales Building (named after Dorothy Sales). In this photo is was still called the Book Shop. Today it houses the Education Department and the Honors Center. [Image 228]
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Grammar and Reid Halls (with the cupola at the left). [Image 163]
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| An Elm Tree. [image 161] |
Campus sidwalks and trees. Can anyone identify where this is ? [Image 166] |
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Horseback riders. [Image 167]
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Horseback riders and a view of Fletcher Hall, the Cochran Library, and Benedict Hall. [Image 197]
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The Riding Center. [Image 196]
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Athletic Fields and Basketball Courts. [Image 165]
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Tennis Courts. [Image 208]
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The Sweet Briar Outing Cabin on Paul Mountain. [Image 227] |
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| Mt San Angelo (before it became the VCCA so pre-1970s). [Image 161] |
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. [Image 210]
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| Aerial View of Campus/ [Image 171] |
Aerial View of Campus [Image 190] |
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| A set of early entrance gates. [Image 185] |
Entrance gates. [Image 203] |
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| Field Hocky Field and Tennis Courts. [Image 214] |
This Peacock postcard had a fascinating history. Indiana kept them on the grounds of Sweet Briar House, and the college maintained them until the last one died in the early 1930s. To commemorate its passing, the graduating class that year put the peacock on its class ring. A few years ago, the graduating seniors tried to present the President of Sweet Briar with a pair to revive the tradition of the peacocks roaming the grounds, but she gracefully declined. [Image 211]
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