Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

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About This Collection

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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Fine Arts Building
Art education, Columns, Doors and doorways, Gymnasiums, Recycled structures, Shrubs, Trees, Fine Arts Center (1983, Hilltop Gymnasium 1923-1983)
The Fine Arts Building, formerly Hilltop Gymnasium. The building was constructed in 1924, and was the first building project of President John W. Long. It was renovated and re-opened as the Fine Arts Center in 1980. The Fine Arts Building has separate drawing, painting, and modeling studios; a sculpture, ceramic, and metal foundry; printmaking and woodworking shops; an art history lecture room; offices, an dstorage facilities. This photo is from Spring 1980.
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John W. Long Library
Clock towers, Columns, Fences, Libraries, Pediments, Porticoes (Porches), Shrubs, Sidewalks, Stairways, Trees, John W. Long Library (1951-1968, Long Administration Building 1968)
Front view of John W. Long Library (now Long Administration Building). The library was built in 1950-51, and named in honor of John W. Long, president of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and its successors, Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College and Lycoming College, from 1921-1955. The clock face was installed in the tower in 1959 as a gift from the graduating class. . The building was home to the library until 1968, when the Academic Center was constructed. It now houses administrative offices.
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Long Hall
Architraves, Clock towers, Columns, Office buildings, Pediments, Shrubs, Stairways, Trees, Long Administration Building (1968, John W. Long Library 1951-1968)
View of Long Administration Building looking east from The Quad. The clock in the clock tower was a gift from the Class of 1958.
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Old Fine Arts Center
Art education, Columns, Porticoes (Porches), Shrubs, Shutters, Snow, Trees, Windows, Old Fine Arts Center (ca.1875-1986)
The Fine Arts Center, consisting of eighteen rooms, was opened to the public in 1940. A plaque inside the portico in the front of the building read: 'This Fine Arts Building and President's residence were made possible by the gifts of Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming Rich and Family.'
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Old Fine Arts Center
Art education, Columns, Porticoes (Porches), Shrubs, Shutters, Windows, Old Fine Arts Center (ca.1875-1986)
The Old Fine Arts Building was originally constructed in the 1870's as a family dwelling. It was purchased in 1931, along with nineteen other properties located on the same city block, by Michael Bond Rich of Woolrich Mills, the former President of the Board of Directors of Williamsport Dickinson Junior College. The property was donated to the college for future expansion. Five buildings were left standing when the other properties were razed in 1939. One of those was remodeled for the President's home, and the other four were remodeled for the Fine Arts Center. The building was painted white, green shutters were hung, the eaves were cut back, a new roof was put on, and eighteen-foot colonial columns were erected for the front, which faced the center of the campus. The Fine Arts Center, consisting of eighteen rooms, was opened to the public in 1940. A plaque inside the portico in the front of the building read: 'This Fine Arts Building and President's residence were made possible by the gifts of Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming Rich and Family.' 'Widemire, Williamsport, PA' is stamped on the back.
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Old Fine Arts Center
Art education, Porticoes (Porches), Columns, Shrubs, Shutters, Trees, Old Fine Arts Center (c.1875-1986)
Front view of the Old Fine Arts Building. The Fine Arts Center, consisting of eighteen rooms, was opened to the public in 1940. A plaque inside the portico in the front of the building read: 'This Fine Arts Building and President's residence were made possible by the gifts of Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming Rich and Family.'
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Rich Hall, Winter Scene
Columns, Cupolas, Dormitories, Pediments, Porticoes (Porches), Shrubs, Snow, Windows, Rich Hall (1948)
A view of Rich Hall following a February 4, 1961 snowstorm.Rich Hall was built as a women's dormitory in 1948 in response to the campus population increase following World War II.
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