Wren Building, Williamsburg

Name: Wren Building
Address: Williamsburg, United States

#20 among attractions in Williamsburg

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The Wren Building is the signature building of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Along with the Brafferton and President's House, these buildings form the College's Ancient Campus. With a construction history dating to 1695, it is the oldest academic building in continuous use in the United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960. ()

Built: 1700 (324 years ago)Coordinates: 37°16'15"N, 76°42'32"W

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Wren Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Governor's Palace, Bruton Parish Church, St. George Tucker House.

~1500 ftSE
Museum, Art museum
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Williamsburg
8 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum is a treasure trove of American and British antiques that celebrate the artistry and craftsmanship of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
0.4 miNE
Pre-Revolution British royal residence
Governor's Palace, Williamsburg
12 min walk • The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, was the official residence of the royal governors of the Colony of Virginia. It was also a home for two of Virginia's post-colonial governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, until the capital was moved to Richmond in 1780, and with it the governor's residence.
~1670 ftE
Georgian architecture, Church, Historical place
Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg
9 min walk • Bruton Parish Church is located in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1674 by the consolidation of two previous parishes in the Virginia Colony, and remains an active Episcopal parish.
0.4 miE
History museum
St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg
11 min walk • The St. George Tucker House is one of the original colonial homes in Historic Williamsburg. It was built in 1718–19 for William Levingston. The house eventually came into the hands of St. George Tucker who had moved from Bermuda to Williamsburg.
0.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Peyton Randolph House, Williamsburg
14 min walk • The Peyton Randolph House, also known as the Randolph-Peachy House, is a historic house museum in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Its oldest portion dating to about 1715, it is one of the museum's oldest surviving buildings.
0.9 miE
Georgian architecture, History museum
Capitol, Williamsburg
23 min walk • The Capitol at Williamsburg, Virginia housed both Houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the Council of State and the House of Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia from 1705, when the capital was relocated there from Jamestown, until 1780, when the capital was relocated to Richmond.
~1770 ftE
Museum, Georgian architecture, History museum
Wythe House, Williamsburg
9 min walk • The Wythe House is a historic house on the Palace Green in Colonial Williamsburg, in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Built in the 1750s, it was the home of George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence and father of American jurisprudence. The property was declared a National Historic Landmark on April 15, 1970.
0.6 miE
37°16'4"N • 76°41'54"W
Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Williamsburg
16 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
~880 ftNW
Church
First Baptist Church, Williamsburg
5 min walk • The First Baptist Church is a historic church at 727 Scotland Road in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is a brick Colonial Revival structure, built in 1956 to a design by Norfolk architect Bernard Spigel. It is of only two known church designs by Spigel.
0.7 miSE
Museum, Area
Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg
18 min walk • Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has 7300 employees at this location and globally. There are 37 companies in The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation corporate family.
~1370 ftSE
Museum, Art museum
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Williamsburg
7 min walk • The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum is the United States' first and the world's oldest continually operated museum dedicated to the preservation, collection, and exhibition of American folk art.

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Which popular attractions are close to Wren Building?

Nearby attractions include Williamsburg Art Gallery, Williamsburg (3 min walk), Kimball Theatre, Williamsburg (4 min walk), Sunken Garden, Williamsburg (4 min walk), First Baptist Church, Williamsburg (5 min walk).

How to get to Wren Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wren Building:

Bus

Armistead Ave & Scotland St • Lines: 2, 5, 6 (6 min walk)
Richmond Rd & Wawa • Lines: 2, 5, 8 (6 min walk)

Train

Williamsburg (11 min walk)