Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

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.'

A close-up view of the platform at the Hilltop Gym Cornerstone Ceremony. Pictured are Dr. Long and two other gentlemen. The one man appears to be setting the cornerstone in place.

Workers are in the process of demolishing the old Science Building. The building was originally used as part of the Flock's Brewery. Lycoming College acquired it in 1951, and converted it to a science facility in 1956-57. According to a 1958 newspaper article, the interior was painted and plastered, acoustical tiles were installed in the ceilings, and asphalt floors were laid. Improvements were also made to the electrical and plumbing systems. According to the 1987-88 Academic Bulletin, the building housed biology and chemistry laboratories, classrooms, a lecture hall, and a greenhouse, and was used until 1988. It then served as a storage center for the Buildings and Grounds department until its demolition.

A worker operates a crane at the construction site of the new stadium at David Person Field.

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. The Fine Arts Center, consisting of eighteen rooms, was opened to the public in 1940. The building was demolished in June 1986 due to unsafe conditions caused by a shift in its foundation. The former Hilltop Gymnasium was renovated for use as the Fine Arts Building.

Demolition of the old Science Building in 1996. The building was originally the bottling works of the Flock Brewery, built in 1850. Lycoming College purchased it in 1951, and renovated it with classrooms and laboratories for the Chemistry, Biology, and Physics Departments. It was used until the Heim Biology and Chemistry Building was constructed in 1990. Clarke Building and Chapel is in the background.

Construction equipment demolishes the old stadium at David Person Field.