Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

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The Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present collection is an exhibit of photographs depicting the buildings and grounds of the campus from its earliest days as the Williamsport Academy to the present Lycoming College campus. An effort has been made to show the transformation of the campus through the years, respecting the legacies of the past and acknowledging the changes that the future requires. This collection also honors the individuals from whom several of the buildings were named, by displaying their photographs, if possible, and short summaries of their significance in the lives of their families, their communities, and the college.
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Academic Center and Old Main
Universities and colleges, Buildings, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
Old and new come together in this picture showing the newly built Academic Center with Old Main just behind it to the right. The Academic Center was completed in the spring of 1968 and Old Main was torn down in November and December of 1968.
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Academic Center Ground Breaking
College administrators, Dormitories, Ground breaking ceremonies, Pediments, Shovels, Universities and colleges, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
Fred Pennington, Congressman Robert Rich, and President D. Frederick Wertz participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Academic Center. Rich Hall, a women's dormitory, is in the background. The Academic Center was part of the Lycoming College Project. Four buildings were planned for the land acquired from the Williamsport Redevelopment Authority. The description description that follows is based on a Williamsport Sun-Gazette article dated March 14, 1965. The four buildings in the project would be connected and face Ross Street, with entrances on all sides. The facility would have a theater, laboratories, faculty offices, and library. Wagner and Hartman Associates, the architects, designed all units to be constructed of glass and architectural concrete, which was different from the colonial style buildings on the rest of the campus. Parking lots were planned for the area of Little League Boulevard and Mulberry Street.
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Academic Center Ground Breaking
College administrators, Ground breaking ceremonies, Shovels, Universities and colleges, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
Congressman Robert F. Rich takes his turn at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Academic Center, as Assistant to the President, R. Andrew Lady, observes. Rich Hall, a women's dormitory named in honor of the Rich family, is in the background. The Academic Center was part of the Lycoming College Project. Four buildings were planned for the land acquired from the Williamsport Redevelopment Authority. The description that follows is based on a Williamsport Sun-Gazette article dated March 14, 1965. The four buildings in the project would be connected and face Ross Street, with entrances on all sides. The facility would have a theater, laboratories, faculty offices, and library. Wagner and Hartman Associates, the architects, designed all units to be constructed of glass and architectural concrete, which was different from the colonial style buildings on the rest of the campus. Parking lots were planned for the area of Little League Boulevard and Mulberry Street.
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Academic Center under Construction
Automobiles, Building construction, Building materials, Construction equipment, Girders, Libraries, Office buildings, Universities and colleges, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
View, looking northwest, of the construction of the Academic Center on the Lycoming College campus.
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Academic Center under Construction
Building construction, Girders, Libraries, Lounges, Office buildings, Student unions, Universities and colleges, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
View, looking northwest, of the construction of the Academic Center on the Lycoming College campus. This is the faculty office wing, built to accommodate at least sixty-six offices, with movable partitions permitting flexibility, and room for secretarial staff.
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Academic Center Under Construction
Building construction, Construction equipment, Girders, Libraries, Office buildings, Theaters, Universities and colleges, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
View, looking northwest, of construction of the Academic Center in progress. According to an article published in the Fall 1966 'Lycoming Alumni Bulletin', it was necessary to go forty-two feet below grade at the west side of the building by Mulberry Street before pouring the footings. 'More than 36 cubic yards of earth were removed. Structural steel first appeared in the middle of November.'
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