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.
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