Keywords: Barracks at Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, Virginia).jpg 66000956 w Barracks Virginia Military Institute Barracks at Virginia Military Institute ” Lexington southwest Virginia Significance Original design by Alexander Jackson Davis 1848 and sub burned during Civil War 1864 and rebuilt under direction of Davis 1870-73 ; of the subsequent additions to the original one was 1892 by I E A Rose and another 1918-19 by B G Goodhue both relying heavily on earlier Davis drawings Latest addition referred to as New Barracks was built 1946-1948 The structure was named a National Historic Landmark in 1966 Since its construction the Barracks has housed sleeping quarters classrooms and administrative offices for VMI In recent years classrooms and offices have been moved to nearby buildings 1968 Image courtesy of Historic American Buildings Survey ”HABS - cropped http //memory loc gov/cgi-bin/displayPhoto pl path /pnp/habshaer/va/va0900/va0906/photos topImages 165423pr jpg topLinks 165423pv jpg 165423pu tif title 1 20 20WEST 20FACADE 20AND 20SOUTH 20FACADE 20 3cbr 3eHABS 20VA 82-LEX 3B-1 displayProfile 0 WEST FACADE AND SOUTH FACADE<br>Library of Congress Prints Photographs Online Catalog http //loc gov/pictures/item/va0906/ HABS VA 82-LEX 3B-1 1968 07 Unknown Photographer VA 82-LEX 3B-1 1968 in Virginia 1968 photographs Black and white photographs of Virginia Brick buildings in Virginia Historic American Buildings Survey of Virginia July 1968 in the United States Virginia Military Institute Black and white photographs of the United States in the 1960s |