Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

Lycoming College President D. Frederick Wertz addresses the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Academic Center. Rich Hall, a women's dormitory names in honor of the Rich family, is in the background. The Academic Center was part of the Lycoming College Project. Four buildings were planned for the land acquired from the Williamsport Redevelopment Authority. The description description that follows is based on a Williamsport Sun-Gazette article dated March 14, 1965. The four buildings in the project would be connected and face Ross Street, with entrances on all sides. The facility would have a theater, laboratories, faculty offices, and library. Wagner and Hartman Associates, the architects, designed all units to be constructed of glass and architectural concrete, which was different from the colonial style buildings on the rest of the campus. Parking lots were planned for the area of Little League Boulevard and Mulberry Street.

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 .

View looking south across The Quad from Washington Boulevard toward Clarke Chapel, Hilltop Gymnasium and Old Main. On back: 'Dickinson Junior College Buildings from Washington Boulevard. Published Oct 13 1946.'

View of the back of Clarke Chapel Building, Spring 1998.

View of the entrance to the Clarke Chapel looking from between Old Main and Bradley Hall. The fire escapes from Old Main are at the left. The Clarke Building was built in 1939. From the Bulletin of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College, Vol. XXII, No. 5, November 1939: 'Historical Statement: Miss Martha B. Clarke and her three brothers were students in Williamsport Dickinson Seminary. Upon the death of her brother, Hopewell Clarke, Miss Clarke received a large part of his estate. It was his intention to erect in Williamsport a building to be known as the Clarke Memorial in memory of his parents. [Miss Clarke] made provision in her will for a Memorial building, giving a large part of her estate to Williamsport Dickinson Seminary for thie purpose. This building, the corner stone of which is laid today, is the Clarke Memorial …'

View of the entrance to Williamsport Dickinson Seminary looking through the stone gateway toward Old Main and Bradley Hall.

The cupola on the west wing of Old Main comes down. According to the Lycoming Alumni Bulletin (Winter 1969), "Hopes of removing the west wing cupola intact were doomed; the 80' boom was inadequate to preserve this symbol of the past. Instead, the contractor decided to put a cable around the base of the tower and pull it down with a Caterpillar tractor." This photo appears on page 5 of the Alumni Bulletin with the caption "A fraction of a second later the weathervane impaled the driveway."

A likeness of Mickey Mouse was painted on the clock tower of Long Hall. A similar photograph of the tower has a newsclipping on the back, which reads: 'Mickey Mouse Goes Collegiate. Mickey Mouse now has a revered position as caricature on the clock of the John W. Long Building at Lycoming College. College authorities said the art work was probably the craft of pranksters. The building, formerly the library, is being converted for use as an administrative center. Published Oct 18 1968.'

View of Old Main looking south through the stone gates. The West Wing was built in 1839, the East Wing in 1850, and the center section was added in 1855. That section became six stories of faculty and administrative offices. Old Main functioned as a residence hall, classrooms, administrative building, and chapel combined. It was demolished in 1968. The former site is occupied by Lamade Gymnasium.

View of Old Main from the wooden fence and railings. The West Wing was built in 1839, the East Wing in 1850, and the center section was added in 1855, which became six stories of faculty and administrative offices. Old Main functioned as residence hall, classrooms, administrative building and chapel combined. It was demolished in 1968. The former site is occupied by Lamade Gymnasium.