Professor Richard C. Harris "William H. Webb & Webb Institute"
Webb Institute, Glen Cove

Sunday, January 29, 2012, 2:00 p.m.

In 1889 in the Bronx, William H. Webb, considered the greatest American shipbuilder of the nineteenth century, founded what is today the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture. Webb moved in 1947 to the former estate of Herbert L. Pratt, the Braes, in Glen Cove. At this small select college on a 26-acre campus, all students receive full tuition scholarships and pursue double majors in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture. Richard Harris, Professor of Humanities at Webb, will speak about the extraordinary life of William Webb, the role of the school he founded, and the history of the magnificent 1914 Pratt mansion that is the main building on the Webb campus today. A short tour of the mansion will follow the presentation. The snow date is February 5.