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Creation Date
6-6-2007
Building Name
Old Dorm
Description
Gettysburg College Pennsylvania Hall. Pennsylvania Hall is not only significant architecturally but historically, as it was the first building of Gettysburg College. Old Dorm was first occupied for the November term in 1837 and quickly became the center of all campus activities.
The architectural style of Pennsylvania Hall, or Old Dorm as it is familiarly called, is American Greek Revival. The "College Edifice" as it was originally titled, remained the focal point of college affairs until 1890. In 1898, that Old Dorm was formally renamed Pennsylvania Hall in the official college catalogue.
During the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, Pennsylvania Hall was used as a hospital for wounded troops of the Union and Confederate Armies. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places, #72001087
Latitude, Longitude
39.834443, -77.233929
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "Gettysburg College Pennsylvania Hall 1" (2007). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 965.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/965
