A group of unidentified individuals damaged a column base on the Lawn-facing side of the Rotunda earlier this month, University Spokesperson Anthony de Bruyn said.
“The University is aware that a recently installed marble Dutchman on the South Portico was dislodged and moved across the portico floor by unknown individuals on the evening of September 8,” de Bruyn said in an email to The Cavalier Daily Friday.
A Dutchman repair is a technique for replacing a small portion of a damaged architectural feature—in this case, a marble section of a column base. The damage to the column has since been repaired.
The incident is under investigation by University Police, de Bruyn said.
The Rotunda is part of Thomas Jefferson’s original Academical Village, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The building has been under renovation since 2012, and will officially reopen to the public on Monday. An Open House will be held this weekend.
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