Reverend W. A. R. Goodwin

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Reverend W. A. R. Goodwin was an early 20th-century Episcopal clergyman and preservationist best known for spearheading the vision and fundraising that led to the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.

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Reverend W. A. R. Goodwin canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Episcopal clergyman
human
preservationist
associatedWith Bruton Parish Church restoration project
Colonial Williamsburg
burialPlace Bruton Parish Churchyard
collaboratedWith Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1869-06-18
dateOfDeath 1939-09-07
educatedAt College of William & Mary
Roanoke College
Virginia Theological Seminary
employer College of William & Mary
era early 20th century
fieldOfWork historic preservation
religious ministry
fullName William Archer Rutherford Goodwin
givenName Archer
Rutherford
William
hasDenomination Episcopal Church
surface form: Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States
hasTitle Reverend
influenced development of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
knownFor fundraising for Colonial Williamsburg restoration
spearheading the vision for Colonial Williamsburg restoration
movement historic preservation movement in the United States
notableFor promoting restoration of Virginia colonial capital
restoration of Colonial Williamsburg
notableWork planning of Colonial Williamsburg historic area
restoration of Bruton Parish Church
occupation clergyman
educator
preservationist
placeOfBirth Richmond, Virginia
placeOfDeath Williamsburg
surface form: Williamsburg, Virginia
placeOfWork Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia
surface form: Bruton Parish Church

Williamsburg
surface form: Williamsburg, Virginia
positionHeld faculty member at College of William & Mary
rector of Bruton Parish Church
religion Episcopal Church
residence Richmond, Virginia
Williamsburg
surface form: Williamsburg, Virginia
roleIn initiating contact with John D. Rockefeller Jr. about Williamsburg restoration
sexOrGender male

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Colonial Williamsburg restoration initialConceptBy Reverend W. A. R. Goodwin
Colonial Williamsburg restorationInitiatedBy Reverend W. A. R. Goodwin