A presentation describing the historic buildings at Williamson, showing early drawings by Furness, Evans architectural firm and documents about the interment of I.V. Williamson under the front staircase in 1893.

1. Historic buildings at Williamson
and Williamson’s tomb
All photographs from the George Heckler archive.

2. First floor plans (drawings fragile, preserved
at the Athenaeum in Philadelphia)

3. Front elevation drawing

4. Furness, Evans drawing of Main Building

5. Furness, Evans drawing of shop building

6. Furness, Evans drawing of Boiler House and
Laundry

7. Furness, Evans drawing of Cottage

8. Furness, Evans drawing of Superintentdent’s
house

9. @1900 completed Furness buildings, barn and
farmhouse in foreground original to property.

10. Sample album prints, taken for first
graduating class 1894

11. Williamson campus, 1894

12. Completed buildings, 1894

13. Shops and Cottages (dormitories), 1894

14. Another view of the Cottages, 1894

15. Williamson’s tomb

16. Auditorium/Chapel, 1894

17. Dining room set for lunch, 1894

18. Kitchen, 1894

19. Shop machine, 1894

20. Main building with laundry building, 1894

21. Power Plant and tower,
1894

22. 1913, Ira Keyser and Ernest Zoller at
Williamson station, (collection of Ted Keyser).

23. Closer view of Cottage

24. Shop buildings

25. Original infirmary, building began in 1899,
designed by Bunting and Shrigley

26. Interior classroom @1898

27. Boiler display, drafting classroom

28. Students and faculty by Main staircase,
Machine work display.

29. 1907 student construction on shops.

30. Aerial Photograph 1938

31. Aerial view 1942.

32. 1891, (left to right) Dorm, dorm, academic
building, main building.

33. View of main building, shop tower and shops
@1900.

34. Interior chapel second floor main building,
@1909

35. Kitchen, Pantry, Storeroom, 1942 rear of main
building

36. Early main building, @1910

37. Main building 1942

38. Byers dorm, 1909

39. Cottages (dormitories) 1891

40. Students working on dormitory foundations,
1898

41. Director’s house, 1913

42. Processing the papers and personal effects:

43. Williamson’s papers:

44. I. V. Williamson’s Funeral
Invitation to the Board New York Times Announcement

45. Williamson’s Burial Record

46. Text reads: On Behalf of my Wife and my sisters in law,
Miss Williamson and Mrs. Roberts, the present owners of
the lot in South Laurel Hill, late belonging to Peter
Williamson we agree to permit the remains of our cousin
Mr. I.V. Williamson to be removed to the School grounds
of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades.
Sent to the Williamson Board of Trustees, January 13, 1893

47. Record of removal of Williamson’s remains

48. Description of re-burial of Williamson’s remains
and placement of memorial stone at Williamson
Free School of Mechanical Trades in May of
1893.

49. Transcription of Minute:
An 1893 Board minute note titled:
“President’s report as to the reception and burial of Mr. Williamson’s remains” :
The President reported that on Saturday May 6th
the remains of Mr. Williamson were
brought to the school from Laurel Hill where they had reposed since their burial on
March 9, 1889. They were received at the Rail Road Station by the President,
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, and Steward, and escorted by them and a guard
of honor of our esteem [sic] pupils, to the Administration Building where in the presence
of the officers, the escort and the pupils of the school they were deposited in a securely
constructed vault under the front portico of the said Building. This vault was then
covered with heavy stone slabs securely laid in cement and on them a massive stone
foundation was at once built. On Friday Morning, May 12th
a granite monument with the
following inscription was placed on this foundation.
“Beneath this stone repose the remains of Isaiah V. Williamson the Founder of the
Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades by his Deed of Endowment dated
December 1st
1888 Whose long honorable and useful life began at Fallsington
Bucks Co. Pa. February 3rd
1803 and ended at Philadelphia March 7, 1889.”

50. A 1930s tribute to I.V.Williamson

51. My contact info: Lesley Carey
archives@williamson.edu
610-566-1776
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52. Thank you!