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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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.
Buildings, Residential facilities, Eveland Hall (1912-1979)
Eveland Hall, referred to as the 'Angel Factory,' was built in 1912. The three-story building, which housed ministerial students, was a combiination dormitory, laundry, chemistry laboratory, and heating facility. It was named for William Perry Eveland, the Seminary's president from 1905-1912. It housed a Civil War museum from 1958-68. The building was razed in April 1979.
Dormitories, Laboratories, Laundries (Rooms and spaces), Porches, Stairways, Eveland Hall (1912-1979)
Eveland Hall, referred to as the 'Angel Factory,' was built in 1912. The three-story building, which housed ministerial students, was a combiination dormitory, chemistry laboratory, laundry, and heating facility. It was named for William Perry Eveland, the Seminary's president from 1905-1912. It housed a Civil War museum from 1958-68. The building was razed in April 1979.
Doors and doorways, Dormitories, Laboratories, Laundries (Rooms and spaces), Lintels, Porches, Windows, Eveland Hall (1912-1979)
Eveland Hall, referred to as the 'Angel Factory,' was built in 1912. The three-story building, which housed ministerial students, was a combiination dormitory, chemistry laboratory, laundry, and heating facility. It was named for William Perry Eveland, the Seminary's president from 1905-1912. It housed a Civil War museum from 1958-68. The building was razed in April 1979.
Doors and doorways, Gymnasiums, Hilltop Gymnasium (1923-1983, Fine Arts Center 1983)
An interior view of the entrance to Hilltop Gymnasium.
Dormitories, Doors and doorways, Entablatures, Logos, Shrubs, Signs (Notices), Universities and colleges, Lycoming College (1948)
Lycoming College's logo is displayed on a placard on the lawn of East Hall Fraternity Residence.
Columns, Cupolas, Pediments, Dormitories, Trees, Rich Hall (1948)
View of Rich Hall looking across the Quad through a blossoming tree. The building was constructed for use as a women's dormitory in 1948 in response to the campus population increase following World War II.
Dormitories, Fog, Gates, Trees, Wesley Hall (1956)
View of Wesley Hall from the Metzler Gates on a foggy morning.
Columns, Doors and doorways, Dormitories, Porticoes (Porches), Snow, Stairways, Trees, Windows, Williams Hall (1980, North Hall 1965-1980)
View of the steps and columned entrance of Williams Hall in a winter scene. Williams Hall is a three story brick residence hall built in the Federalist style, with tall, white columns gracing the main entrance. It contains 146 rooms, including 73 double and single rooms for student housing, a suite, several lounges, a recreation room, and other laundry, storage, and study areas. It was first occupied in 1965 and named North Hall. The name was later changed to Williams Hall in 1980, in honor of Mary Ellen Whitehead Williams. Her son, Joseph A. Williams, the owner of St. Mary's Sewer Pipe Company and benefactor of the College, donated funds to renovate the residence hall. He requested that the hall be re-dedicated in honor of his mother, who had raised him and his three brothers and one sister on her own after his father's early death at age forty. She continued to operate the family's 100-acre farm in Penfield, Clearfield County. The building was re-dedicated October 24, 1980.