Penn Campus looking west on College Avenue, Old Main pictured, 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 location was 401 College Avenue.…
The chapel in Old Main. A musical instrument is installed at the front of the room. In 1876 President Woody, with the support of the student body purchased an organ for the College. The Board of Trustee objected and the organ was removed and would…
Old Main, interior image of the Chapel from 1909 to 1916, S. H. M. Byers, the United States Consul in Switzerland and Italy, donated copies of original European art work to hang in the Chapel, Penn College owes to Major Byers a debt of gratitude for…
Old Main, interior image of the Chapel prior to 1909, a collection of reproductions given to the College by Hon. S. M. H. Byers hung in this room, Penn College owes to Major Byers a debt of gratitude for this contribution which makes the Chapel the…
Old Main, Domestic Science Laboratory, Cooking Class, each girl has her own desk including a gas plate, drawer and cupboard, and various cooking utensils, there are large gas ranges for baking, during the summer a dining room is to be furnished in a…
Old Main was destroyed by fire on the morning of May 27, 1916, the day of the senior breakfast, the fire began at 3:30 am, cause unknown. Robert Williams and Henry Oakley died in the fire when the heavy bell crashed through the building roof. The…
Old Main was destroyed by fire on the morning of May 27, 1916, the day of the senior breakfast, the fire began at 3:30 am, cause unknown. Robert Williams and Henry Oakley died in the fire when the heavy bell crashed through the building roof. The…
Old Main was destroyed by fire on the morning of May 27, 1916, the day of the senior breakfast, the fire began at 3:30 am, cause unknown, Robert Williams and Henry Oakley died in the fire when the heavy bell crashed through the building roof, the…
Old Main was destroyed by fire on the morning of May 27, 1916, the day of the senior breakfast, the fire began at 3:30 am, cause unknown, Robert Williams and Henry Oakley died in the fire when the heavy bell crashed through the building roof, the…
