[3] DWDAM is accessed through and underneath the Public Hospital of 1773, which commemorates the first mental health facility in the Colony of Virginia.

Though co-located in a single building, both collections retain their respective names — and are together known as the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.

In 2014, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation announced a $40 million addition[5] to the two co-located museums to break ground in April 2017 and open in 2019 — to include an expansion of 65,000sf and a new more accessible street-level entrance on Nassau Street.

[6] In 1922, the Wallaces published the first issue of their Reader's Digest, largely a carefully selected compilation of magazine articles of many types.

[8] For relaxation, the Wallaces had been regular visitors to Colonial Williamsburg for over 50 years when they became involved as major financial supporters.