Hathorn Hall
Hathorn Hall, Bates College | |
![]() Hathorn Hall | |
Location | Bates College campus, Lewiston, Maine |
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Coordinates | 44°6′23″N 70°12′17″W / 44.10639°N 70.20472°W |
Built | 1857 |
Architect | Gridley J. F. Bryant |
NRHP reference No. | 70000071[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 25, 1970 |
Hathorn Hall is a historic academic building on
Description
Hathorn Hall is centrally located on the Bates College campus, which is located northeast of Lewiston's commercial downtown area. The hall is a rectangular brick building, three stories in height, with a hip roof capped by a cupola housing an open belfry. Low pedimented gables rise from the short ends of the roof. The gables and the roof's cornice are studded with modillions. Its main entrance, set on one of the short ends, is sheltered by a rectangular flat-roof portico, which has fluted Corinthian columns supporting a full entablature with cornice.[2]
History
Hathorn Hall and Parker Halls were completed in 1857 by
Hathorn Hall's interior has changed several times since its original construction. A fire started in the bell tower of Hathorn Hall in 1881 which severely damaged much of the interior of the building, and the interior was again renovated in 1898, 1960–62, and 1984 (with $180,000 from the
Images
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1857 lithograph image of Hathorn and Parker Halls from an early college catalogue
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Hathorn and Parker Halls in the 1860s
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Planting the ivy and laying the classivy stoneon Ivy Day at Hathorn Hall, ca. 1895
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Hathorn Hall Bell Tower in 2003
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Fireworks behind Hathorn Hall in 2002
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Hathorn Hall in winter
See also
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References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Hathorn Hall, Bates College". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ Bates College Buildings History"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
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