After the Fire of 1874, the College needed to replace two-thirds of the Central Building. It was decided, rather than replicate the original design, it would be more prudent to build five separate buildings. This appeal was widely sent to alumni...
Verso of a photographic engraving of the proposed new layout of Hillsdale College's campus after the fire of 1874. This was part of the campaign appeal for funds.
This building on the corner of College and Manning Street served as a home for the Pi Phi's for many years. After a new home was built, this building housed the Alumni and Development departments of the college. The building was torn down in the...
This postcard shows the two buildings on campus which were opposite each other. On the east side of campus was the Fine Arts Building which was also known as the Music Building. On the west side of campus was Knowlton Hall which housed the...
Worthing Hall; Dickerson Gymnasium; College Baptist Church; Knowlton Hall; Central Hall; East Hall; Fine Arts Building
In the top row, from left to right, the buildings are Worthing Hall, also known as Divinity Hall; Dickerson Gymnasium with a baseball team posed at the front, and College Baptist Church. In the bottom row, from left to right, the buildings are...
This postcard shows the original College building. The cornerstone was laid in 1853 and the first classes were held in this building in 1855. Two thirds of the building was destroyed by a fire in 1874, leaving the East Hall as the only surviving...
This is an early photograph of the Fine Arts Building where music was taught. The ironwork and towers on the roof were removed in later renovations. Note the couple on the sidewalk at the left front of the Fine Arts Building.
In 1925, the Women Commissioners undertook to raise money for a new dormitory for upper class women. When President's Mauck's wife, Frances Ball Mauck died unexpectedly during a trip to Egypt in 1926, the building was named for her. Frances Ball...
This is the appeal made after the fire of 1874 with the proposed layout of new buildings. With minor changes, this layout was carried out. No connection ever existed between Central Hall and the building on the left, Worthing or Griffin Hall and...
Liberty Standing Erect with a Torch on the left and an Olive branch on the right, Sun Rays radiate up behind her, LIBERTY above, stars surrounding edge of coin
