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Williams House

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Williams House became the Academy's first "experiment" in dormitory living on August 24, 1852. The rooms themselves were free, but board was $1.42 per week.

Academy Building, 1st, when located on Tan Lane

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The front of the 1st Academy Building when it was located on Tan Lane. Lamont Hall can be seen in the background.

Academy Building, 1st, with tree, when located on Tan Lane

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A three-quarter view of the 1st Academy Building. The Lamont Infirmary (now the Lamont Health and Wellness Center) can be seen in the background.

Academy Building, 3rd, three-quarter view of the west and south sides.

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The 3rd Academy Building, opened in 1872 and destroyed by fire on July 3, 1914. Abbot Hall can be seen to it's right, and the old gymnasium can be seen in the background on the left.

Dunbar Hall after being destroyed by fire.

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The ruins of the old Dunbar Hall after it was destroyed by fire on April 10, 1907. It was replaced by the new Dunbar Hall (made of brick) on September 16, 1908.

Amen Hall, south-facing exterior with sundial.

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Amen Hall, a dormitory opened in 1925 and named after the school's 7th principal, Harlan P. Amen (1895 - 1913). The small stone column in the foreground has a sundial on its top.

Two views of dorm Room 13 in old Dunbar Hall

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Two 1879 stereoscopic images of a dorm Room 13 in old Dunbar Hall, which was destroyed by fire in 1907.

Davis Library - interior view of the main room

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An image of the main room in the Davis Library, which was built in 1912. A gift of Benjamin Price Davis, Class of 1862, the design by Ralph Adams Cram was based on the Morley House, an 18th -century Georgian House in Dorset, England. When the new…