Pavilion X Exhibition
Construction
Pavilion X’s construction was overseen by brick mason William B. Phillips and carpenter John Neilson. Receipts paid to Phillips indicate that construction on Pavilion X began in 1821.
Like the rest of the Academical Village, much of the pavilion was built by enslaved workers. The University depended on their stolen labor and knowledge to complete the elaborate and expensive pavilion structures. Each step of the building process was equally valuable, and many enslaved workers became proficient as skilled artisans.
Records suggest that some of the enslaved workers who assisted in the construction of Pavilions V and VII and Hotels, A, D, and F may also have worked on Pavilion X, including men known only to us as: Davey, William, and also Old Sam and Young Sam, a father and son carpentry team.
