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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Asbury Hall
Asbury Hall
Doors and doorways, Dormitories, Fences, Pediments, Asbury Hall (1962)
View of the front of Asbury Hall from the iron fencing between Wesley Hall and John W. Long Library. Asbury, an H-shaped building on Franklin Street, was built in 1962 to house 154 male students, plus a resident advisor, or in the absence of a resident advisor, for chapel speakers and other guests of the college. In 1968, it was made a male, freshmen residence hall, with a dean available on the first floor. Due to an overflow of women students in 1971, a section of the building was used for housing women, although the building was not co-ed. Asbury Hall was named in honor of Bishop Francis Asbury, the father of The United Methodist Church in America. He was a bishop in the Susquehanna Valley in 1912, when the Williamsport Academy, the institution from which Lycoming College got its roots, was formed.
Campus View, 1927
Campus View, 1927
Cupolas, Dormitories, Fences, Gates, Gymnasiums, Hedges (Plants), Lintels, Porches, Residential facilities, Trails and paths, Trees, Utility poles, Williamsport Dickinson Seminary (1848-1927)
A view of the Williamsport Dickinson Seminary Campus in 1927. On the left is the Hilltop Gymnasium, and the back of Old Main is on the right.
Crever Hall
Crever Hall
Doors and doorways, Dormitories, Fences, Pediments, Stairways, Windows, Crever Hall (1962)
A male student sits at the top of the concrete stairway leading to Crever Hall. The residence hall for women was completed in 1962. The dormitory was named in honor of Dr. Benjamin Crever, who was responsible for the development of the Williamsport Academy, the predecessor of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary. Dr. Crever's wife and daughter were members of the first Seminary faculty. The Seminary later became Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College, and became a four-year institution, Lycoming College, in 1948.
Heim Building Construction
Heim Building Construction
Building construction, Concrete, Construction equipment, Fences, Foundations, Science education, Joseph A. and Clara Stabler Heim Biology and Chemistry Building (1990)
View looking northwest of the concrete foundation and continuing construction of the new science facility
John W. Long Library
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.
Long Administration Building
Long Administration Building
Clock towers, Columns, Fences, Office buildings, Pediments, Porticoes (Porches), Stairways, Trees, Windows, Long Administration Building (1968, John W. Long Library 1951-1968)
View from above of Long Administration Building, possibly photographed from a window in Rich Hall, or the Fine Arts Center.
Long Hall
Long Hall
Columns, Clock towers, Columns, Fences, Lintels, Office buildings, Stairways, Long Administration Building (1968, John W. Long Library 1951-1968)
Front view of Long Hall looking northeast from The Quad, as photographed at the 1987 Commencement Ceremony. Long Library was built in 1950-51, and named in honor of John W. Long, the President of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and its successor, Lycoming College, from 1921-1955. The clock face was installed in the tower in 1959. The building was home to the library until 1968, when the Academic Center was constructed. It now is the residence of administrative offices.
Long Hall
Long Hall
Clock towers, Columns, Fences, Office buildings, Pediments, Porticoes (Porches), Trees, John W. Long Library (1951-1968, Long Administration Building 1968)
View, looking upward, of the entryway and clock tower of John W. Long Hall, now the Long Administration Building. Long Hall was built in 1950-51, and named in honor of John W. Long, president of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College, and then Lycoming College, from 1921-1955. The clock face was installed in the tower in 1959. The building was home to the library until 1968, when the Academic Center was constructed. It was converted to administrative offices. This photo is on the title page of the Arrow, vol. 40, 1988.
Sidewalk Construction South of Old Main
Sidewalk Construction South of Old Main
Construction, Construction workers, Fences, Gates, Ironwork, Signs (Notices), Stone walls, Windows, Old Main (1839-1968)
'Persons Cross At Own Risk' is on a sign marking construction in the gate area of the south side of Old Main. Construction is in progress just inside the iron railings in front of the stone stairway leading to Old Main. On back: 'Published Sep 19 1948.'
Skeath Hall
Skeath Hall
Dormitories, Fences, Lampposts, Trails and paths, Trees, Windows, Skeath Hall (1965)
View of the north side of Skeath Hall, taken shortly followiing construction. The residence hall was originally built as a men's dormitory, but as of 1991 houses both men and women freshmen. The building is named in honor of J. Milton Skeath, professor, dean, and head of the psychology department, who taught at the college for forty-six years.
Sketch of Old Main
Sketch of Old Main
Dormitories, Fences, Gates, Cupolas, Railroad tracks, Railroads, Trees, Old Main (1839-1968)
Photographic print of a sketch of Old Main from the 1860s. This is the way the building looked soon after the three wings were joined in 1855. The fence in this sketch is still wooden. It was later replaced by a stone fence with pillars.
Wesley Hall Construction Site
Wesley Hall Construction Site
Automobiles, Building construction, Columns, Cupolas, Dormitories, Excavation, Fences, Snow, Winter, Welch, Mary Lindsay
The beginning of excavation at the site of Wesley Hall. Across the street, on the other side of the fence, is Rich Hall, a womens' dormitory. Continuing counter-clockwise from Rich Hall, the buildings are: Hilltop Gymnasium, Old Main, Clarke Building and Chapel, and John W. Long Library, which is next to Wesley Hall.