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| Though its foundation was completed in 1878, [[northam_towers|Northam Towers]], the "gateway" between Seabury and Jarvis Halls, could not be constructed due to lack of funds. In its place, a wooden structure was erected which served as kitchen rooms for stewards and servants. In 1881, however, Colonel Charles H. Northam presented the College with funding to finish the Towers according to Kimball's designs. Northam Towers was completed in 1883. | Though its foundation was completed in 1878, [[northam_towers|Northam Towers]], the "gateway" between Seabury and Jarvis Halls, could not be constructed due to lack of funds. In its place, a wooden structure was erected which served as kitchen rooms for stewards and servants. In 1881, however, Colonel Charles H. Northam presented the College with funding to finish the Towers according to Kimball's designs. Northam Towers was completed in 1883. |
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| In the original plans for Trinity's campus, William Burges envisioned four quadrangles of related buildings. President Thomas Pynchon, working with Francis Kimball, adapted this plan to the Summit Campus land with three quadrangles. However, only one side of one quadrangle was ever completed. This "side" was three conjoined buildings that made up the Long Walk. Due to the expense, construction on subsequent buildings according to Kimball's plans did not continue. This greatly dismayed Trinity students, who hoped "to see these Burges plans materialize in stone." So, too, did alumni feel that the completion of the Burges plan was "necessary to the realization of the College's destiny." The Board of Trustees and Administration, however, had to see to more pressing and immediate needs of the College. | In the original plans for Trinity's campus, William Burges envisioned four quadrangles of related buildings. President Thomas Pynchon, working with Francis Kimball, adapted this plan to the Summit Campus land with three quadrangles. However, only one side of one quadrangle was ever completed. This "side" was three conjoined buildings that made up the Long Walk. Due to the expense, President [[smith_george_williamson|George Williamson Smith]], however, convinced the Trustees that perhaps the Burges plan should not be followed for future Trinity buildings. This greatly dismayed Trinity students, who hoped "to see these Burges plans materialize in stone." So, too, did alumni feel that the completion of the Burges plan was "necessary to the realization of the College's destiny." On June 28, 1884, however, the Trustees voted that "any buildings that may hereafter be erected should be located and constructed as existing needs and resources of the College may require, whether or not the same may be in pursuance of the Burges Plan so called." |
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| Despite student and alumni pleas, [[alumni_hall|Alumni Hall]] Gymnasium (1887), Jarvis Scientific Laboratory (1888), and [[boardman_hall|Boardman Hall]] of Natural History (1900) were built discordant to the Kimball Plan. The //[[tablet|Trinity Tablet]]// seethed that the campus was becoming "a heterogeneous collection of buildings of different architectural style" scattered in incongruous sites. "The College must build not only for the present," it said, "but for the future as well." During Boardman Hall's groundbreaking ceremony, the program stated that "the procession will be re-formed and will return to the Great Quadrangle." ((Weaver, p. 278)) | As a result, [[alumni_hall|Alumni Hall]] Gymnasium (1887), Jarvis Scientific Laboratory (1888), and [[boardman_hall|Boardman Hall]] of Natural History (1900) were built discordant to the Burges-Kimball Plan. The //[[tablet|Trinity Tablet]]// seethed that the campus was becoming "a heterogeneous collection of buildings of different architectural style" scattered in incongruous sites. "The College must build not only for the present," it said, "but for the future as well." During Boardman Hall's groundbreaking ceremony, the program stated that "the procession will be re-formed and will return to the Great Quadrangle." ((Weaver, p. 278)) |
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| The next major addition to the Long Walk, [[williams_memorial|Williams Memorial]] (1914), which served as the College Library, was built perpendicular to Seabury Hall, as the Burges plan intended. During its dedication, architect Benjamin Wistar Morris, Class of 1893, spoke of the need to develop the Trinity campus "according to a regular plan." Though he agreed Burges' vision was too ambitious for an institution of Trinity's size, he urged the creation of a permanent committee on Grounds and Buildings which would develop a general campus plan "broad in its principles and elastic enough to meet the requirements of the future which none can predict" in order to save the College from "irreparable blunders and enduring regrets." ((Weaver, p. 279)) | The next major addition to the Long Walk, [[williams_memorial|Williams Memorial]] (1914), which served as the College Library, was built perpendicular to Seabury Hall, as the Burges plan intended. During its dedication, architect Benjamin Wistar Morris, Class of 1893, spoke of the need to develop the Trinity campus "according to a regular plan." Though he agreed Burges' vision was too ambitious for an institution of Trinity's size, he urged the creation of a permanent committee on Grounds and Buildings which would develop a general campus plan "broad in its principles and elastic enough to meet the requirements of the future which none can predict" in order to save the College from "irreparable blunders and enduring regrets." ((Weaver, p. 279)) |
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| ===== The Pilot Plan ===== | ===== The Pilot Plan ===== |
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| | [{{ :39159050.jpg?400|The Trinity Campus as it appeared in December, 1962. Photo Credit: Trinity College Archives.}}] |
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| In 1961, "the Trustee Committee on Buildings and Grounds directed the College to form a committee to survey the physical requirements of the College and to make recommendations concerning them to the Committee" to "be used as the basis for a Pilot Plan for the College." ((Trinity College Bulletin, Report of the President, 1960-1961)) | In 1961, "the Trustee Committee on Buildings and Grounds directed the College to form a committee to survey the physical requirements of the College and to make recommendations concerning them to the Committee" to "be used as the basis for a Pilot Plan for the College." ((Trinity College Bulletin, Report of the President, 1960-1961)) |
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| [{{:0001_1.jpeg?400 |Campus changes over time, from the Campus Master Plan (1997). Photo credit: Trinity College Archives}}] | [{{:0001_1.jpeg?400 |Campus changes over time, from the Campus Master Plan (1997). Photo credit: Trinity College Archives}}] |
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| The First Phase of the Master Plan (to be completed by 2002) was the most extensive and included renovating the library and merging it with the computing center, expanding Austin Arts, constructing a new dormitory on Summit Street, constructing an admissions/administration building on the site of former Alumni Hall northeast of the Chapel, constructing a studio arts facility on New Britain Avenue, and creating entrances to campus via Crescent Street and Vernon Street's eastern end. | The First Phase of the Master Plan (to be completed by 2002) was the most extensive and included renovating the library and merging it with the computing center, expanding Austin Arts, constructing a new dormitory on Summit Street, constructing an [[admissions_building|admissions/administration building]] on the site of former Alumni Hall northeast of the Chapel, constructing a studio arts facility on New Britain Avenue, and creating entrances to campus via Crescent Street and Vernon Street's eastern end. |
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| Phase II and III intended to renovate Seabury, Jarvis, and Williams Memorial Halls, demolishing Hallden Hall and replacing it with a new academic building, constructing two new dormitories, relocating and reorganizing the playing fields, new road configurations, and landscaping. | Phase II and III intended to renovate Seabury, Jarvis, and Williams Memorial Halls, demolishing Hallden Hall and replacing it with a new academic building, constructing two new dormitories, relocating and reorganizing the playing fields, new road configurations, and landscaping. |
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| A number of the Master Plan's goals, specifically in Phase I and II, were achieved while others were altered or disregarded, partly due to the change in administration and presidency from Evan Dobelle (who left Trinity in 2001) to [[jones_james_f._jr|James F. Jones, Jr.]] (2004-2014) and finally, [[berger-sweeney_joanne|Joanne Berger-Sweeney]] (2014-2025). Most significantly, several new dormitories, a parking garage, and tree-lined, new campus entrances remain unrealized. The entrances were to be on New Britain Ave/Crescent Street, Broad Street, and Vernon Street. Vernon Street was to be reopened with a campus security gated entrance and speeding deterrents, and a new road between Vernon Street and Allyn Place was proposed as a row for cultural houses. In the original 1997 Plan (see image in this article), the Library and Austin Arts were both to be enlarged and linked via a sky bridge. The Library was also to have an art gallery space built at the rear. By 1998, however, this idea had largely been disregarded aside from a library addition, which was completed in 2001. | A number of the Master Plan's goals, specifically in Phase I and II, were achieved while others were altered or disregarded, partly due to the change in administration and presidency from Evan Dobelle (who left Trinity in 2001) to [[jones_james_f._jr|James F. Jones, Jr.]] (2004-2014) and finally, [[berger-sweeney_joanne|Joanne Berger-Sweeney]] (2014-2025). Most significantly, several new dormitories, a parking garage, and tree-lined, new campus entrances remain unrealized. The entrances were to be on New Britain Avenue/Crescent Street, Broad Street, and Vernon Street. Vernon Street was to be reopened with a campus security gated entrance and speeding deterrents, and a new road between Vernon Street and Allyn Place was proposed as a row for cultural houses. In the original 1997 Plan (see image in this article), the Library and Austin Arts were both to be enlarged and linked via a sky bridge. The Library was also to have an art gallery space built at the rear. By 1998, however, this idea had largely been disregarded aside from a library addition, which was completed in 2001. |
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| A number of planned and un-planned structures were added to the campus between 1997 and 2023. These are: | A number of planned and un-planned structures were added to the campus between 1997 and 2023. These are: |
| * [[trinfo_cafe|Trinfo.Café]] (2000) | * [[trinfo_cafe|Trinfo.Café]] (2000) |
| * [[library|Raether Library and Information Technology Center Addition]] (2001) | * [[library|Raether Library and Information Technology Center Addition]] (2001) |
| * [[robin_l._sheppard_field|Robin L. Sheppard Field]] (2002) | * [[robin_l._sheppard_field|Robin L. Sheppard Field]] (2002) |
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| * [[zachs_hillel_house|Zachs Hillel House]] + Cultural Houses including [[asian-american_student_association_aasa_house|AASA]], [[la_eracra|La Eracra]], and [[umoja_house|Umoja]] House (2002-) | * [[zachs_hillel_house|Zachs Hillel House]] + Cultural Houses including [[asian-american_student_association_aasa_house|AASA]], [[la_eracra|La Eracra]], and [[umoja_house|Umoja]] House (2002-) |
| * [[koeppel_community_sports_center|Koeppel Community Sports Center]] (2007) | * [[koeppel_community_sports_center|Koeppel Community Sports Center]] (2007) |
