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Original structure viewed from the north

Original structure viewed from the north

Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.

Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library

Clio Hall, originally the home of the Cliosophic Society, was built in 1893 at the same time as its identical neighbor, Whig Hall [Curator's note: both buildings replaced earlier, wooden structures built nearly 60 years before]. After the Cliosophic Society merged with the American Whig Society in 1929 to form what is commonly known as Whig-Clio, Clio was used for a variety of purposes and became for a time the home of the Department of Music. In 1963, on the completion of the Woolworth Center for Musical Studies, the building's interior was renovated, and it has since been used by Personnel Services and later also by Career Services.

Cliosophic Hall in Evolution of the Campus

Source: Leitch p. 104