Elmira College Old Campus
Appearance
Elmira College Old Campus | |
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Location | Elmira, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°5′52″N 76°48′53″W / 42.09778°N 76.81472°W |
Built | 1855 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 84002068 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 23, 1984 |
The Elmira College Old Campus is the historic part of Elmira College in Elmira, New York. Historically known as The Elmira Collegiate Seminary or The Elmira Female College, the college was the first in the United States to offer to women a degree program on a par with programs offered to men. The contributing structures are significant as good examples of the architecture of the period in which they were built. The contributing buildings are Cowles Hall, Hamilton House, Mark Twain's Study, Gillett Hall, Carnegie Science Hall, Fassett Commons, Tompkins Hall, and Hamilton Hall.[2]
Gallery
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Carnegie Hall
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Hamilton Hall
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Cowles Hall from the side
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Cowles Hall entrance
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Janette Johnstone (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elmira College Old Campus". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-10-13. See also: "Accompanying 33 photos, from May, 1983". and "Accompanying nomination correspondence".
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-6019, "Elmira Female College, Cowles Hall, Park Place & West Washington Avenue, Elmira, Chemung County, NY", 2 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Categories:
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state)
- Gothic Revival architecture in New York (state)
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Buildings and structures in Elmira, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Chemung County, New York
- Finger Lakes, New York Registered Historic Place stubs