Farber Hall through Fretz House

FARBER HALL

Location : North end of March Field, west of Kunkel Hall

Date Built: 1978

Architect: Spillman Farmer Shoemaker Pell & Whildin, Bethlehem

Builder: Ehret Inc., Wilmington, DE

Farber Hall is a student residence hall. It was named in memory of Charles D. Farber '65, whose parents, Jack Farber '31 and his wife, contributed to its construction.


FARINON COLLEGE CENTER

Location: On the east side of the Quad, next to Hogg Hall

Date Built: 1990-91

Architect: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott Inc., Boston

Builder: Irwin & Leighton, Philadelphia

Home of student activities, dining services, and the bookstore, the Farinon College Center is named for William B. Farinon '39 and his wife P T Farinon, who made possible its construction.

Architectural essay on Farinon Center


Martien, Fayerweather, and Powel Halls

FAYERWEATHER HALL (no longer standing)

Location: On Dorm Row, north side of the Quad

Date Built: 1899-1900

Architect: Charles Webber Bolton Class of 1880, Philadelphia

Builder: Unknown

Fayerweather Hall was a student residence hall, built as a link between two existing residences, Martien and Powel Halls, and was named for Daniel B. Fayerweather. It was razed in 1949.


FISHER FIELD

Location: North of Markle Hall

Date Built: 1926

Fisher Field is the sports stadium. It is named for trustee Thomas Fisher, Class of 1888, who donated a quarter of the cost and personally raised the balance. Planning and engineering supervision was provided by trustee Horace C. Booz, Class of 1895.


Fretz House, 1990

FRETZ HOUSE

Location: 17 Cattell Street

Date Built: 1880

Architect: Unknown

Builder: Unknown

Originally known as "Hill Crest," Fretz House was built in 1880 by Joseph K.S. Rodenbough, father-in-law of Dr. John Edgar Fretz, Class of 1893. Dr. Fretz was a prominent Easton physician and College physician from 1914 to 1919. The Fretz family lived in the house until 1959, when Fretz's daughter, Emily Fretz Starr, sold the house to the college. It was the headquarters of the department of military science until the R.O.T.C on campus was discontinued in 1991. It is now home to the history department.


Text from "Historical Survey of the Buildings of Lafayette College." Compiled by Pamela S. Narbeth, College Archives. Easton, PA: Friends of Skillman Library, 1991. Images from the Lafayette College Archives.

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