VAN WICKLE HALL
Location: South of Skillman Library, next to Colton Chapel
Date Built: 1899-1900; additions in 1913 and 1939; renovation in 1963
Architect: John McArthur Harris, Philadelphia; 1939 addition by Frank Boeshore, Philadelphia; 1963 renovation by Pharo & Haas, Bethlehem
Builder: Original builder unknown; 1939 addition by Henry E. Baton, Philadelphia
Originally called Van Wickle Memorial Library, it was named for Augustus S. Van Wickle, whose will had provided for a college library. A stack room was added in 1913 with funding from Van Wickle's daughter, Marjorie Van Wickle Lyon. In 1939, two wings were added, a larger wing on the north to increase stack capacity and study facilities, and a smaller west wing, which contained a reconstruction of the library of Fred Morgan Kirby from his Wilkes-Barre home, donated by Allan P. Kirby '15. With the construction of Skillman Library in 1963, Van Wickle was renovated to become the home of the geology department.
Architectural essay on Van Wickle Hall
WATSON COURTS
Location: East of Pardee Hall, on McCartney Street and Clinton Terrace
Date Built: 1972
Architect: Harbeson Hough Livingston & Larson, Philadelphia
Builder: R.C Ballinger Co., Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
The Jeannette Kittredge Watson Courts are apartments for student residence. They are a memorial to the wife of trustee and benefactor Thomas J. Watson.
WATSON HALL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Location: West of Olin Hall and Alumni Hall of Engineering
Date Built: 1949; north wing added in 1956; south wing added in 1964
Architect: Donald Innes, Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania; south wing by Everett Associates, Allentown
Builder: Collins and Maxwell, Easton
Watson Hall was built as a school of international affairs, with student housing, classrooms, library and offices. It was named for its donor, trustee Thomas J. Watson. It is currently a student residence and home to the Public Information Office.
WEST COLLEGE (no longer standing)
Location: South of Kirby Hall of Civil Rights
Date Built: 1838
Architect: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Originally called the Model School, it was built by President George Junkin to house the first school of practice, or teacher training school, in the United States. Over the years it served as a lecture hall, student residence and administration building. It was remodeled in 1873 and demolished after an extensive fire in 1953.
WILLIAMS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Location: Northeast corner of Hamilton and High Streets
Date Built: 1983
Architect: Perkins & Will, Washington, D.C.
Builders: Irwin & Leighton, Philadelphia
The Morris R. Williams Center for the Arts is the college cultural center. It contains the departments of art and music, as well as theaters for the performing arts and an art gallery. It was the gift of Morris R. Williams '22 and Josephine C. Williams.
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