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| The President's House provides housing on campus for the Trinity College [[presidents|president]] and their family. It is currently located at 133 [[vernon_street|Vernon Street]]. | The President's House provides housing on campus for the Trinity College [[presidents|president]] and their family. It is currently located at 133 [[vernon_street|Vernon Street]]. |
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| There is mention in the 1878 //[[tablet|Trinity Tablet]]// that President [[brownell_thomas_church|Thomas Church Brownell]], the College's first president, moved into a "new President's house" in 1825, but no specific location is listed. It is likely that the house was not on campus but located nearby, such as on Washington Street. | There is mention in the 1878 //[[tablet|Trinity Tablet]]// that President [[brownell_thomas_church|Thomas Church Brownell]], the College's first president, moved into a "new President's house" in 1825, but no specific location is listed. It is likely that the house was not on [[old_campus|campus]] but located nearby, such as on Washington Street. |
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| The original President's House on the [[summit_campus|Summit Street Campus]] was 115 Vernon Street, built in 1885 under the presidency of [[smith_george_williamson|George Williamson Smith]] and designed by New York architect Frederick C. Withers. The 115 Vernon location remained the President's House for 93 years until the completion of 133 Vernon, after which it transitioned into housing for the [[english_department_building_115_vernon|English Department]] and Writing Center, which had previously been located in [[seabury_hall|Seabury Hall]]. This move was to accommodate their growth and free space in Seabury. | The original President's House on the [[summit_campus|Summit Street campus]] was 115 Vernon Street, built in 1885 under the presidency of [[smith_george_williamson|George Williamson Smith]] and designed by New York architect Frederick C. Withers. The 115 Vernon location remained the President's House for 93 years until the completion of 133 Vernon, after which it transitioned into housing for the [[english_department_building_115_vernon|English Department]] and Writing Center, which had previously been located in [[seabury_hall|Seabury Hall]]. This move was to accommodate their growth and free space in Seabury. |
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| The current President's House was designed with separated wings for private living and public events, in the hopes of maintaining privacy for the family. It was designed and built in 1978 by Trinity alumna Sherry Jeter with Jeter, Cook and Jepson Architects Incorporated. The architects attempted to blend together many different styles represented on campus. These included a residential style, the Victorian style of 115 Vernon, the Tudor style of [[ogilby_hall|Ogilby Hall]], and the gothic style of buildings along the [[long_walk|The Long Walk]]. | The current President's House was designed with separated wings for private living and public events, in the hopes of maintaining privacy for the family. It was designed and built in 1978 by Trinity alumna Sherry Jeter with Jeter, Cook and Jepson Architects Incorporated. The architects attempted to blend together many different styles represented on campus. These included a residential style, the Victorian style of 115 Vernon, the Tudor style of [[ogilby_hall|Ogilby Hall]], and the gothic style of buildings along the [[long_walk|The Long Walk]]. |
