Pavilion VIII
(Academical Village Map, [D3])
An Italian entrance treatment distinguishes Pavilion VIII, although a classical Corinthian motif marks the capitals and entablature. Jefferson's notebooks attribute the design of Pavilion VIII to architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who influenced the Lawn and Rotunda designs as well. Thomas Hewitt Key, an Englishman recruited as the University's Professor of Mathematics, was this pavilion's first resident. He remained there only two years before returning to his homeland, reportedly upset by disorder and violence among the students. Visit Academical Village Central.