Battell Chapel, Farnam Hall, and Lawrance Hall.

The Old Campus is a complex of buildings at Yale University on the block at the northwest end of the green in New Haven, Connecticut consisting of dormitories, classrooms, chapels and offices. The New Haven Green is a 16-acre privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven Connecticut. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Old Campus includes Yale's oldest building, Connecticut Hall and a grand entrance from the green at Phelps Gate. Connecticut Hall is a Georgian-style building on the Old Campus of Yale University in New Haven Connecticut.

Old Brick Row in 1807

History

The first building of Yale College (Old College) in New Haven was built here in 1718 where Bingham Hall now stands. Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887 Falling into disrepair, this building was ultimately destroyed by students in 1782. Beginning with Connecticut Hall in 1750, the buildings of Old Brick Row were built here. The campus plan for Old Brick Row was developed by John Trumbull and James Hillhouse. John Trumbull ( June 6, 1756 &ndash November 10, 1843) was an American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary James Hillhouse ( October 20, 1754 &ndash December 29, 1832) was an American lawyer real estate developer and politician from ^[1] It was the first planned college campus in the United States and served as a model for other campuses. Old Brick Row included four dormitories: Union Hall (South College), Connecticut Hall (South Middle), Berkeley Hall (North Middle) and North College. In between, there was Atheneum (First Chapel), Connecticut Lyceum, and Second Chapel. ^[2]

The Yale Fence, which ran along on College in front of Old Brick Row, was a favorite of many generations of students. Plans for new buildings led to its demise in 1888. The Yale Fence Club was named in its memory. The fence currently lining Old Campus also evokes the old fence.

The Old Campus ca. 1909

Many other buildings stood on the Old Campus which were removed to make way for the current configuration of structures, including The Old Laboratory (1782-1888), The Cabinet (1819-1890), Trumbull Gallery (1832-1901), Alumni Hall (1853-1911, Alexander Jackson Davis; the towers from this building were rescued and rebuilt behind the tomb of Skull and Bones), Old Dwight Hall (1885-1926, J. Cleaveland Cady) and Osborn Hall (1888-1926, Bruce Price). Alexander Jackson Davis (AJ Davis ( July 24, 1803 &ndash January 14, 1892) was one of the most successful and influential American architects Skull and Bones is an elite Secret society based at Yale University, in New Haven Connecticut. J(osiah Cleaveland Cady ( Providence Rhode Island, 1837 - April 17 1919 was a New York -based architect whose most familiar surviving building is the south range ^[3]

Connecticut Hall on the left and Welch Hall on the right.

Current buildings

Connecticut Hall (1752), the only survivor of the Old Brick Row, still stands after plans for its destruction, along with the rest of the row, were dropped. Connecticut Hall is a Georgian-style building on the Old Campus of Yale University in New Haven Connecticut.

Lanman-Wright Hall (1912, William Adams Delano), Durfee Hall (1871, Russell Sturgis), Farnam Hall (1870, Russell Sturgis), Lawrance Hall (1886, Russell Sturgis), Welch Hall (1891, Bruce Price), Bingham Hall (1928, Walter B. Chambers), and Vanderbilt Hall (1894, Charles C. Haight) are used as dormitories for Freshmen. William Adams Delano ( January 21 1874 &ndash January 12 1960) was a prominent American Architect, a partner with See also Russell Sturgis (1750-1826 and Russell Sturgis (1805-1887 for the Boston merchants Harmanus Welch Hall is a freshman dormitory at Yale University in New Haven Connecticut, USA. Bruce Price ( 12 December, 1845 &ndash 29 May, 1903) was the Architect of many of the Canadian Pacific Railway 's Walter B Chambers (1866&ndash1945 was a successful New York architect whose buildings continue to be landmarks in the city’s skyline and whose contributions to architectural education Charles Coolidge Haight (1841 &ndash February 9, 1917) was an American architect who practiced in New York City. McClellan Hall (1925, Walter B. Chambers) was built as a partner for Connecticut Hall; it was derided by students in a "Pageant of Symmetry" with the slogan "For God, for Country and for Symmetry". Walter B Chambers (1866&ndash1945 was a successful New York architect whose buildings continue to be landmarks in the city’s skyline and whose contributions to architectural education ^[4] Upperclassmen live in McClellan. Chittenden Hall (1889-90, J. Cleaveland Cady) was connected to Dwight by Linsley (1906-06, Charles C. J(osiah Cleaveland Cady ( Providence Rhode Island, 1837 - April 17 1919 was a New York -based architect whose most familiar surviving building is the south range Haight) to form Linsley-Chittenden Hall. The stained glass window "Education" by Louis Tiffany is in Chittenden. Education is a Stained-glass window commissioned from Louis Comfort Tiffany's Tiffany Glass Company during the building of Yale University's Louis Comfort Tiffany ( February 18, 1848 &ndash January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts Phelps Hall (1924, Charles Haight), Dwight Chapel (The Old Library, 1846, Henry Austin), Battell Chapel (1876, Russell Sturgis) and Street Hall (1866, Peter Wight) are also located on the Old Campus. Henry Austin ( December 4, 1804 &mdash December 17, 1891) was a prominent and prolific American Architect based in New Battell Chapel at Yale University in New Haven Connecticut was built in 1874-76 as a Civil War memorial with funds donated by Joseph Battell

There are bronze statues on Old Campus of Nathan Hale (1913, Bela Pratt), Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1896, John Ferguson Weir) and Abraham Pierson (1874, Launt Thompson). Nathan Hale ( June 6, 1755 &ndash September 22, 1776) was an officer for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary Bela Lyon Pratt ( December 11, 1867 &ndash May 18, 1917) was an American sculptor. Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801 - 1889 was a US scholar and educator nephew of Timothy Dwight. John F Weir (1841- 1926 was an American painter and sculptor the son of Robert Walter Weir. Reverend Abraham Pierson (1646-1707 was the first Rector, from 1701 to 1707 and one of the founders of the Collegiate School &mdash which later became Yale University Launt Thompson ( February 8, 1833 - September 26, 1894) American sculptor born in Abbeyleix, Ireland.

Student life

Old Campus houses incoming freshmen from ten of Yale College's twelve residential colleges. Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887 Although students are assigned a residential college before starting their studies at Yale, they live in Old Campus dormitories during their freshman year and move into their colleges at the beginning of sophomore year. Students in Silliman College and Timothy Dwight College live in their colleges for all four years. Silliman College is a Residential college at Yale University. Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and referred to as "TD" is a residential college at Yale University named after two university presidents Timothy

Phelps Hall, built atop Phelps Gate. Welch Hall is on the right and Lawrance Hall is on the left.

Old Campus is host to several activities during the school year, including Freshman Olympics, Spring Fling and Commencement in May. It also houses the Exploration Senior Program for six weeks during the summer. Exploration Summer Programs, or as it is affectionately known by past and current students and faculty Explo, is a series of three academic summer programs run by Exploration

Durfee Hall was referenced as the residence for Rory Gilmore and Paris Geller in their freshmen year, the fourth season of Gilmore Girls. This is a list of characters for the Comedy-drama Television series Gilmore Girls. This is a list of characters for the Comedy-drama Television series Gilmore Girls. Gilmore Girls was an Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated American Comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino

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