W. A. R. Goodwin | |
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 Goodwin in 1926 | |
| Born | June 18, 1869 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 1939 (aged 70) Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | Richmond College |
| Alma mater | Roanoke College Virginia Theological Seminary |
| Spouses | Evelyn Tannor
(died 1915)Ethel Howard
(m. 1918) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | John Francis Goodwin Letitia Rutherfoord |
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William Archer Rutherfoord "W. A. R." Goodwin (June 18, 1869 – September 7, 1939) was an Episcopal priest, historian, and author. As the rector of Bruton Parish Church, Goodwin began the 20th-century preservation and restoration effort which resulted in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. He is thus sometimes called "the Father of the Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg."[1]
- ^ Dennis Montgomery, A Link Among the Days: the Life and Times of the Rev. Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin, the Father of Colonial Williamsburg (Richmond: Dietz Press 1998) pg. ix; ISBN 978-0-87517-100-5