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Dickinson Hall I

Date of Commission: 1869

Date of Occupancy: 1870

Date of Destruction: 1920

Other Dates in Building's History:

1869: Money and land given by John Cleeve Green for recitation hall. (TM, 16 Feb 1869)

1870: Dickinson will be completed by August. (TM, 27 June 1870)

1870: Dickinson Hall formally opened. (TM, 21 Dec 1870)

1876(1878?): Remodeled by Edward D. Lindsey.

14 May 1920: Destroyed by fire.

Architect(s): George B. Post

Donor(s): John Cleve Green

Named for: Jonathan Dickinson

Other Agent(s): Henry W. Laird (building agent of)

Materials: Sandstone

Function: Examination Hall; Recitation Room

Style: High Victorian Gothic