Architect William Foster, building was constructed from 1872 to 1890, served as the original site of Penn College, opened on September 23, 1873, the west wing was constructed in 1872 funded by the Iowa Union College Association of Friends, the…
Old Main, architect William Foster, building was constructed from 1872 to 1890, served as the original site of Penn College, opened on September 23, 1873, the west wing was constructed in 1872 funded by the Iowa Union College Association of Friends,…
Rear view of Old Main, to the right is the gymnasium, to the left is the President's Cottage. Architect William Foster, building was constructed from 1872 to 1890, served as the original site of Penn College which opened on September 23, 1873. The…
Old Main, interior image, Physical and Chemical Laboratories, it was the policy "of the department to add each year some first class pieces of apparatus, believing that by this means an excellent working laboratory can be built up.
Old Main interior image, Physics laboratory, located in the west wing basement replacing the gymnasium, it is a most attractive and serviceable room in which the Physics Laboratory has been placed, it affords by far the best quarters which this very…
East wing basement of Old Main, one of many locations for the School of Commerce, A complete renovation (1909) has put it in fine condition for the School of Commerce. The old rest room has been transformed into a place for the typewriting, the room…
Old Main, Science Class, the students are wearing lab smocks, female students were always able to take the same courses as the male students at Penn College.
Zoology Class in the Old Main Laboratory, dissecting cats, Mahlon Kirk Teacher, Elmer Jones, Will Terrill, Corwin Oneal, Loren Morgan, Harly Carver, harry Hayes, Bernice Lacy, Charlie George, Ashby, Luella Woodward, Albert Watland, Olive Floger,…
Penn Hall designed by Architect A. T. Simmons, stylistically influenced by the Prairie School with strong horizontal lines and a low pitched roof, constructed 1916-1917. Note wood plank wood and on the right is Spencer Chapel under construction.
Penn Hall, during construction, designed by Architect A. T. Simmons, stylistically influenced by the Prairie School with strong horizontal lines and a low pitched roof, constructed 1916-1917. Originally the building had metal windows, deep-red rough…
