2013-2014 Course Catalog - PDF Format - Flagler College

20 FLAGLER COLLEGE
he is so well known.
George Willoughby Maynard painted two sets of murals for the Rotunda:
Elements: Air, Fire, Water and Wind, and Exploration: Adventure, Discovery,
Conquest and Civilization. Later, he replicated the latter set in the Treasures
Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building (Library of Congress). He also created
murals for the Hotel Dining Room. His other commissions included Trinity
The Flagler Room, located adjacent to and west of the Rotunda, served
sections, four of which house furniture, paintings, decorative arts objects and
memorabilia from the building’s era as a hotel, and are a memorial to Henry
and builder of the Hotel. The central section is a lecture/recital area that seats
approximately 150 people. The focal point of the central section is the onyx
de Leon with ships, conquistador helmets, and the dates of his discoveries. The
date of the Hotel’s grand opening is noted there also.
Sections of the ceilings are decorated with paintings on canvas. These
paintings, measuring 25 feet by 15 feet, are the work of artisan Virgilio Tojetti.
Most prominent, however, are the eleven sparkling chandeliers of Florentine
crystal created by Tiffany.
are owned by Flagler College today and are exhibited in the former Hotel.
with the celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the opening of the Hotel Ponce
patios afford glorious vistas of the St. Augustine skyline. The renovated Solarium
will serve as a gathering place for the college faculty and student body as well as
a site for social events.
Dining Hall*
Adjacent to Ponce de Leon Hall is the Dining Hall which is breathtaking
in sweep of size, appointments, proportions, elegance and beauty. A grand
staircase of marble with onyx risers leads from the Rotunda to the Dining Hall.
The rectangular hall features rich oak pillars that support a great dome and is