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-Northam Towers is a student dormitory, which was part of the new campus plan (1874) for the current [[long_walk|Long Walk]]. Northam was designed by Francis Kimball and constructed in conjunction with [[seabury_hall|Seabury Hall]] and [[jarvis_hall|Jarvis Hall]]. +Northam Towers is a student dormitory, which was part of the new campus plan (1874) for the current [[long_walk|Long Walk]]. Northam was designed by [[kimball_francis_h|Francis H. Kimball]] and constructed in conjunction with [[seabury_hall|Seabury Hall]] and [[jarvis_hall|Jarvis Hall]]. 
  
 Northam Towers was named for Colonel Charles Northam, who donated $40,000 for the new buildings upon his death in 1881. Construction began in 1878 and was completed in 1883. Dedication ceremonies for a new campus flagpole in front of Northam Towers took place on Flag Day, June 27, 1894.  Northam Towers was named for Colonel Charles Northam, who donated $40,000 for the new buildings upon his death in 1881. Construction began in 1878 and was completed in 1883. Dedication ceremonies for a new campus flagpole in front of Northam Towers took place on Flag Day, June 27, 1894. 
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 This quote was at the center of a [[theodore_roosevelt_speech|Commencement address]] delivered at Trinity in 1918 by former President Theodore Roosevelt, who had come to the College at the request of Trinity President [[luther_flavel_sweeten|Flavel S. Luther]]. After this address, Trinity students began the tradition of not stepping on the stone prior to their graduation, in fear that doing so would prevent them from graduating. At each [[commencement|commencement]] ceremony, graduating seniors ceremonially step on the stone as they pass it in the procession on the way to the ceremony. This quote was at the center of a [[theodore_roosevelt_speech|Commencement address]] delivered at Trinity in 1918 by former President Theodore Roosevelt, who had come to the College at the request of Trinity President [[luther_flavel_sweeten|Flavel S. Luther]]. After this address, Trinity students began the tradition of not stepping on the stone prior to their graduation, in fear that doing so would prevent them from graduating. At each [[commencement|commencement]] ceremony, graduating seniors ceremonially step on the stone as they pass it in the procession on the way to the ceremony.
  
-Work was done on Northam Towers as part of the $32.9 million dollar [[long_walk_restoration_and_renovation|Long Walk restoration and renovation]] project begun on May 21, 2007 and completed August 28, 2008. Extensive exterior and interior work was completed, including the removal of and/or repair of cast iron and lead windows, cleaning of the brownstone exterior, addition of a new slate roof with 123,000 tiles, returning the room suites to their original layout, as well as mechanical and electrical repairs and upgrades.+Work was done on Northam Towers as part of the $32.9 million dollar [[long_walk_restoration_and_renovation|Long Walk restoration and renovation]] project begun on May 21, 2007 and completed August 28, 2008. Extensive exterior and interior work was completed, including the removal of and/or repair of cast iron and lead windows, cleaning of the brownstone exterior, addition of a new slate roof with 123,000 tiles, returning the room suites to their original layout, as well as mechanical and electrical repairs and upgrades. 
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 [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/w_books/2/|Trinity College in the Twentieth Century]] (2000) by Peter and Anne Knapp, pp. 33-46. [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/w_books/2/|Trinity College in the Twentieth Century]] (2000) by Peter and Anne Knapp, pp. 33-46.
  
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2741&context=tripod|Trinity Tripod]], 03/15/1912.+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.30713874|Trinity Tripod]], 03/15/1912.
  
 [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tablets/532/|Trinity Tablet]], October 14, 1904, p. 1. [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tablets/532/|Trinity Tablet]], October 14, 1904, p. 1.
  
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2315&context=tripod|Trinity Tripod]], 09/23/1904.+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.30509884|Trinity Tripod]], 09/23/1904.
  
 [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tablets/248/|Trinity Tablet]], December 15, 1883, pp. 147-148. [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tablets/248/|Trinity Tablet]], December 15, 1883, pp. 147-148.
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