Lewis Hall
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Early Lewis Hall
The first Lewis Hall dates back to the early 1830’s and became part of the Harcourt Place School in 1852. Built alongside Delano Hall shortly after McIlvaine Hall was built in 1833, it occupied the north side of campus which is now home to Lewis, Norton, Gund, and Watson.
Demolition
Harcourt Place School became a resident school for girls in 1887 and closed its doors in 1937. The College tore down Lewis and Delano Hall after taking over the property and used McIlvaine Hall until 1956.
Reconstruction
In 1952, the Board of Trustees at the College sought an overhaul of the dormitories, tearing down dilapidated buildings and planning a freshman quad to better attract prospective students. Lewis and Norton were built together as duplicates of one another to cut down on costs. On October 24, 1953, Lewis and Norton, as well as the organ in the Church of the Holy Spirit, were dedicated.
The David Lewis Memorial Building was built with funding from the estate of Lewis’s widow, Florence Rauh.
Resources in the Kenyon College Archives
- Barth, Christopher D. Kenyon Reborn: The Modernization of Kenyon College under the Administration of William Foster Perice. Kenyon College, 2000.
- Greenslade, Thomas Boardman. Kenyon College: Its Third Half Century. Gambier, Ohio: Kenyon College, 1975. KNA Press, Inc. [Find in Kenyon's Library]
