Markle Hall through McKelvy House

MARKLE HALL

Location: North of High Street, opposite the Quad

Date Built: 1929

Architect: Charles Z. Klauder, Philadelphia

Contractor: Breig Brothers, Scranton, PA

Originally the John Markle Hall of Mining Engineering, the building also housed the departments of metallurgy and geology. It became the Markle Administration Building in 1964. It was named for the donor, trustee John Markle, Class of 1880.


MARQUIS HALL

Location: On Sullivan Lane, opposite March Field

Date Built: 1960

Architect: Donald F. Innes, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was the original architect. He died during construction of the building; Everett Associates, Allentown, finished the project as architect and contractor.

Builder: Sordoni Construction Co., Forty Fort, PA

Marquis Hall was built to contain dining facilities, a student center, and student housing.


Martien, Fayerweather, and Powell Halls

MARTIEN HALL (no longer standing)

Location: Part of Dorm Row, north side of Quad

Date Built: 1868-69; renovated 1899-1900

Architect: Original architect unknown; renovation by Charles Webber Bolton, Class of 1880, Philadelphia

Builder: Unknown

Martien Hall was a student residence hall, named for trustee Alfred Martien. It was razed in 1949.


McCRACKEN VARSITY HOUSE

Location: On Metzgar Field, north of campus in Forks Township

Date Built: 1969-70

Architect: Richard Hawley Cutting, Cleveland, OH

Builder: Collins and Maxwell, Easton

McCracken Varsity House is a sports service facility, containing offices, lockers and storage. It was named for former football coach and trustee, G. Herbert McCracken, and his wife, Helen K. McCracken.


McKEEN HALL, OLD (no longer standing)

Location: Part of Dorm Row, north side of Quad

Date Built: 1871

Architect: Unknown

Builder: Unknown

McKeen Hall was a student residence, named for trustee Thomas L. McKeen, whose heirs contributed the construction costs. It was demolished in 1957.


McKEEN HALL, NEW

Location: On McCartney Street, east border of campus

Date Built: 1955

Architect: Donald F. Innes, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Builder: Irvin & Leighton, Philadelphia

McKeen is a student residence hall named for Old McKeen Hall.


McKelvy House, 1983

McKELVY HOUSE

Location: 200 High Street

Date Built: 1888

Architect: McKim, Mead and White, New York City

Originally known as "Oakhurst", McKelvy House was built for John Eyerman, who was a faculty lecturer in mineralogy at Lafayette from 1888 to 1891. It was bought by Francis G. McKelvy, a trustee of the college, and donated to the college by his heirs in 1960. It is used as a college scholars' residence.

Architectural essay on McKelvy House


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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