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This category includes various buildings and other structures located on the Tufts University campus in Medford, Massachusetts. Pages in category "Buildings at Tufts University" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Ballou Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Its cornerstone was laid in 1853 and the building was completed the following year. Designed by Gridley J.F. Bryant, it was Tufts' first academic building following the College's establishment by a group of Universalists.
When the building was finished in 1856, it became known as Building A. Starting in 1885, it was known as Middle Hall and as the library. Prior to the construction of Eaton Library, the Tufts collection was dispersed between Packard and Ballou. The first floor of Packard accommodated reading rooms, while the second floor housed stacks.
In 1904, Andrew Carnegie donated $100,000 to build a library on the Tufts campus. The building was one of 43 libraries which he built in Massachusetts. Mrs. Carnegie decided that rather than having the library share the Carnegie name, the building would be a memorial to Rev. Charles H. Eaton who had presided over her wedding in New York City in 1887.
Tufts' library was established in 1850 with a gift of seven volumes, three years before classes began. The collection moved from building to building on the academic quad until in 1908, Tufts' first library building, Eaton Memorial Library (now Eaton Hall), was made possible with a donation from Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie's wife requested that ...
Ballou Hall, Tufts University Hathorn Hall , Bates College Gridley James Fox Bryant (August 29, 1816 – June 8, 1899), often referred to as G. J. F. Bryant, was a Boston architect , builder , and industrial engineer whose designs "dominated the profession of architecture in [Boston] and New England."
East Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Built in 1860 and designed by Thomas Silloway, it was Tufts' third building constructed on Walnut Hill following Ballou Hall in 1852 and Middle Hall (Packard Hall) in 1856. The building currently houses the Departments of English and History.
Miner Hall was constructed in 1891 to serve as headquarters for the School of Theology and was named for Alonzo A. Miner, second president of Tufts College and the major donor to the project ($40,000). Paige Hall was built in 1892 to serve as a dormitory for Theological School Students and bears the name of Lucius R. Paige, Universalist ...