Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

Aerial view of Lycoming College Campus, c.1963, looking north. The building in the center of the photo, with the two white cupolas, is Old Main. Across from Old Main (to the north) is Hilltop Gymnasium, and east of that is the Clarke Building and Chapel. Next to Old Main and across from Clarke is Bradley Hall. Slightly southeast of Bradley Hall is the Old Science Building. The large, grassy area in the center of the photo is the Quad. Proceeding counter-clockwise from the Chapel around the Quad, the building with the white clock tower is Long Hall. The building on the east side of the Quad with the four columns and cupola is the Long Hall, an administration building. Next to Long Hall is a dormitory, Wesley Hall. The large dormitory on the corner is East Hall, which was completed in 1962. The dormitory behind Long Hall is another dormitory, Asbury Hall. Across the Quad from Long Hall, behind the gymnasium, is Rich Hall. North of Rich Hall is the Wertz Student Center. Across the street

Architect's scale model of the Lycoming College Campus in 1968, most likely before the construction of the Academic Center. The top of this photograph is the south. At the top right of the layout is the Academic Center, which faces the parking lot on the south. To the left, across the street, is Hilltop Gymnasium. Across from the gym is Old Main. Left of Old Main is Bradley Hall. To its southeast is the Old Science Building. To the left of the gym is the Clarke Building and Chapel. Between Bradley Hall and the Chapel is Memorial Hall. Behind Memorial Hall is a dormitory, Skeath Hall. Another dormitory, Asbury Hall, is across from Skeath at the left of the photo. In front of Crever Hall is Long Hall, the buiding with the white clock tower. Long Hall faces the Quad, the large, open area. Next to it is Wesley Hall, a dormitory. On the corner next to Wertz is East Hall dormitory. West of East Hall on the corner are the Fine Arts Building and the President's house. Across from the President's House is a dormitory, Williams Hall. Next to Williams Hall is another dormitory, Crever Hall. Across the street from Williams Hall and Crever Hall is Wertz Student Center. Next to Wertz, the building with the white cupola, is Rich Hall, another dormitory.

Students are seen conversing and at the ticket booth in Arena Theatre's lounge.

View of the back of Asbury Hall on the Lycoming College campus. 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.

View of the the athletic field and bleachers c.1920, with male and female athletes on the field. It looks like a baseball game may be in progress. Males are dressed in casual clothing; one male is wearing shorts. The females are wearing white blouses and long, dark skirts. The backs of the Barn, Old Main and Bradley Hall can be seen behind the fleld. Duplicate of 784BNG and 803BNG .

This bell hung in the west tower of Old Main before the building was torn down. It was restored by John Hill and John Harrison, Maintainence Dept.employees. Robert Norton, a student, is shown with the bell in Pennington Lounge. The Bell sits in Bell Lounge, part of Pennington Lounge, beside the stairway leading to the faculty offices.

View of Bradley Hall in 1951. Bradley Hall was built in 1895 and named for Thomas Bradley of Philadelphia, President of the Board of Trustees and great benefactor of the College. Initially an art and music conservatory, Bradley later housed the library, faculty offices, and classrooms, and a walkway connected it to Old Main. It was razed in 1980.

Part of the ornamental architecture decorating Bradley Hall. Bradley Hall was built in 1895 and named for Thomas Bradley of Philadelphia, President of the Board of Trustees and great benefactor of the College. Initially an art and music conservatory, it later housed the library, faculty offices, and classrooms, and a walkway connected it to Old Main. It was razed in 1980. Before demolition, seven pieces of terra cotta from the west and south walls were salvaged, including busts of Beethoven, Michelangelo, and Mozart, two crucifixes, and figures of Satan and a lion. These are now displayed in Honors Hall.

A bas-relief of Beethoven, part of the ornamental architecture decorating Bradley Hall. Bradley Hall was built in 1895 and named for Thomas Bradley of Philadelphia, President of the Board of Trustees and great benefactor of the College. Initially an art and music conservatory, it later housed the library, faculty offices, and classrooms, and a walkway connected it to Old Main. It was razed in 1980. Before demolition, seven pieces of terra cotta from the west and south walls were salvaged, including busts of Beethoven, Michelangelo, and Mozart, two crucifixes, and figures of Satan and a lion. These are now displayed in Honors Hall.

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.