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09/11/2011

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1816
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central college chartered (Jefferson, Madison, Monroe)
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1817
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central college begins construction(pavilion 7)

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1818
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virginia general assembly approves a state university

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1819
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UVA founded when central college turns over deed to commonwealth

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1826
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TJ and John Adams die on July 4, 50th anniversary of D of I

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1853
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annex to N side of rotunda for classrooms (Robert Mills) also known as New hall. where fire started, not rebuilt.

 

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1895
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oct. 27 fire starts in annex. no more annex or interior of rotunda. bucket brigade unsuccessful, but did get a marble statue of jefferson. 

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1895-1898
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rotunda rebuilt by Stanford White (school of fine arts in paris), old cabell, rouss, and cocke also built closes off lawn

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1976
Definition
rotunda restored to original jeffersonian design
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1825
Definition

March 7, uva opens. 50-100 students, most of original professors foreign.

 

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1861-1865
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civil war. enrollement drops from a few hundred to about 50. uva and vmi only institutions in operation in VA
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1870-1970
Definition

women are in nursing or education, can go to co-ed summer school

 

(daughters of professors can attend starting in 1920)

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1950
Definition
Gregory Swanson (with ACLU help) is first black man in uva (went for law), swanson leaves due to negativity. Walter Ridley first black to graduate in 1973 with doctoral in education
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1969-1969
Definition
52 full time black students, black student recruiting begins
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1969-1970
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2 women sue to get in. 450 women enter class of 1970, co-education
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academical village

Definition

- lawn=54 rooms, 10 pavilions

-10 gardens

-range= 55 rooms, 6 hotels(original dining)

 

-each pavilion taught one discipline on first floor, professor lived above

-all pavilions except 7 are faculty residences except 8 which still has classes

-TJ didn't like being at W&M where everything in 1 building

 

Term
rotunda
Definition

-pantheon in rome

-last of original building to be constructed(finish 1826)

-centered around library unusual, most centered around chapel (sep. church and state)

-library moved to alderman in 1938

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pavilions
Definition

-modeled after greek/roman temples except 9

-neoclassical

-learning for architecture students

Term
pav 1
Definition

-floating balcony (one long window look)

-first exterior use of structural iron

-1997 balcony collapsed killing 1

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pav 3
Definition

-corinthian capitals (also on 8)

-was first black family residence on lawn 2000-2005 harmon family(ass. dean of stud. for law and senior vp for development)

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pav 7
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-first pav(founded here), only arcade

-held library until rotunda completed in 1826

-became colonnade club in 1907

-7 society

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pav 8
Definition

-only one still with classes

-has uguides, student lounge, and a prayer room

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pav 9
Definition

-skylight and curved entryway

-based on french garden house TJ visited while minister to france (18785-89)

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pav 10
Definition

-nov 12, 1840 prof. john davis shot outside pav 10 by a student 

- a resident of pav 10,henry st. george tucker, 2 years later created first honor code

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