Blair, Knox, and Newkirk Halls
Blair, Knox, and Newkirk Halls
NEWKIRK HALL (no longer standing)
Location: Part of Dorm Row, on 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
Newkirk Hall was a student residence. It was named in honor of Matthew Newkirk, a trustee of the original Manual Labor School in Germantown that became Lafayette. It was razed in 1963.
NORTH HALL
Location: North of Watson Hall and Alumni Hall of Engineering
Date Built: 1917
North Hall was a "temporary" barracks from World War I, which was used for maintenance and storage in the 1920s and 1930s then as a mess hall in World War II. It was renovated for use by the R.O.T.C in 1950, and finally used again for maintenance in the 1960s and 1970s, until it was replaced by the present Plant Operations Building.
OLIN HALL OF SCIENCE
Location: West of Sullivan Lane, across from Alumni Hall of Engineering
Date Built: 1956-57
Architect: Rogers and Butler, of New York City
Builder: Irwin & Leighton of Philadelphia
Olin Hall of Science was built to house the chemistry, physics, math and graphics departments. It was presented by the Olin Foundation in memory of Franklin W. Olin.
ORD STEAM HEATING PLANT
Location: North end of campus, north of Dana Engineering Hall
Date Built: 1948
Architect: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Ord Heating Plant was built with funds left to the college by William D. Ord, Class of 1887. Its coal-fired steam plant was procured from navy war surplus by Captain Algert D. Alexis '19.
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