College Hall--A University is Born

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Overview
Creator: unknown
Subject: St. Lawrence University -- History
St. Lawrence University -- Buildings
St. Lawrence University -- Photographs
Protestant theological seminaries -- New York (State) -- Canton
Richardson Hall (Canton, NY)
College Hall (Canton, NY)
Historic Buildings -- New York (State) -- Canton
Description:
In April of 1856, the New York State Legislature granted a charter to The St. Lawrence University College of Letters and Science, which would be housed, along with a Universalist Theological School, in a single building atop a hill outside Canton. In June, the cornerstone of what would be known for 50 years as "College" Hall was laid. Classes would begin the following year with just a handful of students. Around 1906, the building was renamed Richardson Hall in honor of donor Mary Richardson.
Coverage:
Canton, NY
Source:
photograph, sepia tone, 6 3/4" h x 8 3/4" w
Date Original:
[188?]
Rights
Rights Management:
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Resource Identifier:
ODY Special Collections, Archives, RG2, Series 3.2 B&G Campus Box 27
Publisher:
St. Lawrence University
Contributor:
unknown
Technical
Digitization Specifications:
Scanned at 600ppi on Epson 1000XL scanner as 48-bit RGB uncompressed TIFF images. Images resized to 2000 pixels wide, 150 dpi, and saved as JPEG (level 10) in Photoshop CS5 with Unsharp Mask of 60:1.
Date Digital:
Format:
image/jpeg
Type:
Still Image
Contributing Institution:
St. Lawrence University
Location
Richardson Hall
Series:
3
Box:
27