The "Wooden Gym" is destroyed
Creator:
unknown
Subject:
St. Lawrence University -- History
Description:
In early May of 1925, the "Wooden Gym", which had been disparaged for years by students, mysteriously burned to the ground, clearing the way very soon afterward for construction of Gunnison Memorial Chapel.
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Coverage:
Canton, New York
Resource Identifier:
ODY Archives, RG 2, B & G Box 17
Date Original:
1925
Decade:
Language:
English
Creator:
unknown
Subject:
St. Lawrence University -- History
Series:
3
Box:
17
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Construction Slated for 1925
Creator:
The Hill News
Subject:
Church Buildings -- New York (State) -- Canton
St. Lawrence University -- History
Gunnison Memorial Chapel (Canton, N.Y.)
Description:
St. Lawrence was slated to undergo a major expansion of facilities by the middle of the "Roaring 20s". In early 1925, plans for the Memorial Chapel were announced along with a new science building (Hepburn Hall) and a new indoor athletic facility (Brewer Field House).
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Coverage:
Canton, New York
Resource Identifier:
LD4817.S35 H45 v. 14 no. 16
Publisher:
St. Lawrence University
Date Original:
1925
Decade:
Language:
English
Creator:
The Hill News
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Construction-Winter
Subject:
Church Buildings -- New York (State) -- Canton
Description:
Construction moved swiftly and last just one winter. Here’s a photo from the winter of 1925-26.
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Coverage:
Canton, New York
Resource Identifier:
ODY Archives, RG 2, B & G Box 16
Publisher:
St. Lawrence University
Date Original:
1925
Language:
English
Creator:
Series:
3
Box:
16
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Cornerstone Laying
Creator:
SLU Special Collections
Subject:
Church Buildings -- New York (State) -- Canton
Description:
The cornerstone-laying ceremony took place on August 31, 1925, with President Gunnison’s own granddaughter Elsa Gunnison Appleton presiding.
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Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Coverage:
Canton, New York
Resource Identifier:
ODY Archives, RG 2, B & G Box 16
Publisher:
St. Lawrence University
Date Original:
1925
Decade:
Language:
English
Creator:
SLU Special Collections
Series:
3
Box:
16
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Construction Begins
Subject:
Church Buildings -- New York (State) -- Canton
Description:
Shortly after debris from the gym fire was cleared, construction on the new Chapel commenced.
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Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Coverage:
Canton, New York
Resource Identifier:
ODY Archives, RG 2, B & G Box 16
Publisher:
St. Lawrence University
Date Original:
1925
Decade:
Language:
English
Creator:
Series:
3
Box:
16
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Early Chapel Drawings
Subject:
Church Buildings -- New York (State) -- Canton
Description:
Whatever the fire’s cause, it did not take long for work to commence. The Chapel’s Neo-Gothic architecture was based on designs by Bertram Goodhue, a celebrated architect of many churches and chapels.
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Coverage:
Canton, New York
Resource Identifier:
ODY Archives, RG 2, B & G Box 16
Publisher:
St. Lawrence University
Date Original:
19??
Decade:
Language:
English
Creator:
Series:
3
Box:
16
Digitization Specifications:
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"Wooden Gymnasium" is Eventual Chapel Site
Subject:
St. Lawrence University -- Buildings
St. Lawrence University -- History
Description:
Between 1896 and 1925, the site of the future Chapel was home to SLU’s first gymnasium…a drafty old barn that many felt was completely inadequate even by early 20th century standards. One night in May of 1925, the “Wooden Gym” met its demise in spectacular fashion. The cause was never determined.
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Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Coverage:
Canton, New York
Resource Identifier:
ODY Archives, RG 2, B & G Box 17
Publisher:
St. Lawrence University
Date Original:
1896-1925
Decade:
Language:
English
Creator:
Series:
3
Box:
17
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Chapel Plans Were Hatched Early
Creator:
SLU Special Collections
Subject:
College student newspapers and periodicals
St. Lawrence University -- Students -- Periodicals
College students -- New York (State) -- Canton -- Periodicals
Description:
Not long after the death of the beloved Dr. Gunnison, talk of a suitable memorial began. Several members of the Gunnison family (including Almon himself) had attended St. Lawrence over the years. By the early 1920s, firm plans for a chapel were in place.
Rights Management:
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Coverage:
Canton, New York
Resource Identifier:
LD4817.S35 H45 v. 10
Publisher:
St. Lawrence University
Date Original:
1921
Decade:
Date Original (Precise)
Language:
English
Creator:
SLU Special Collections
Digitization Specifications:
Saved as JPEG (level 10) in Photoshop CS6.
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Format:
image/jpeg
Type:
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The Chapel's Namesake, Almon Gunnison
Subject:
Gunnison, Almon (1844-1917)
College presidents -- United States
St. Lawrence University -- Presidents
Description:
Gunnison Memorial Chapel was named to honor the 8th President in St. Lawrence’s history, Dr. Almon Gunnison. An ordained minister in the Universalist Church, Dr. Gunnison’s tenure lasted 15 years from 1899-1914 and resulted in several major building projects, increased enrollment and course offerings and, for the first time, a healthy endowment fund. The President Emeritus died in 1917.
Rights Management:
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Coverage:
Canton, New York
Resource Identifier:
ODY Archives, RG 2, Series 3.4, Box 14
Publisher:
St. Lawrence University
Date Original:
19??
Decade:
Language:
English
Creator:
Series:
3
Box:
14
Digitization Specifications:
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