This May, seniors Reneé Tremblay and Linda Waters hosted a Zoom webinar about Webb campus history for the Nassau County Historical Society and the Webb community.

Text below is from the program flyer:

Nestled adjacent to the Long Island Sound in Glen Cove is Webb Institute, a unique engineering school where roughly 100 students are educated in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Hidden behind huge wrought iron gates that mark the entrance to the college is a massive mansion and grounds that were once the country estate of American businessman Herbert Lee Pratt (1871- 1945). Listen in to learn about the architectural history of the main building as well as its transition from glamorous 1920s summer home into one-of-a-kind learning center and dorms. Learn about the unique history of the property and additional buildings on campus.

Reneé and Linda, the speakers, are both seniors at Webb. For their capstone projects in a course entitled “Maritime History of Long Island,” Reneé delved further into the history of the Webb Institute Glen Cove campus while Linda studied the architecture of the original mansion, now Stevenson Taylor Hall. The roughly 30-minute presentation is a summary of their research.

Enjoy their presentation!