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The modern campus of Washington & Jefferson College is located in the City of Washington and the East Washington Borough, small-town communities about 30 miles (48 km) south of Pittsburgh. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The 60-acre (0.24 km 2 ) campus is home to more than 40 academic, administrative, recreational, and residential buildings. [ 1 ]
Washington Academy's sole building (now called McMillan Hall), showing the original central portion and the two wings added in 1818.. Washington & Jefferson College traces its origin to three log cabin colleges established by three frontier clergymen in the 1780s: John McMillan, Thaddeus Dod, and Joseph Smith. [5]
Construction started. 1834. Completed. ca. 1836. Old Main is the main academic building at Washington & Jefferson College. [1][2][3] It is the predominant building on campus and has served virtually every student since its construction. [2][4] Its two identical towers, added in 1875, symbolize the union of Washington College and Jefferson ...
McMillan Hall. / 40.170333°N 80.241083°W / 40.170333; -80.241083. McMillan Hall is a building on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. Built in 1793, it is the only surviving building from Washington Academy. [1] It is the eighth-oldest academic building in the United States that is ...
The Howard J. Burnett Center, also known as The Burnett Center, [5] is an academic building on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College. This building, named after former President Howard J. Burnett, was completed in 2001 at a cost of $ 12.8 million. It houses the Departments of Economics and Business, Modern Languages, and Education.
The John A. Swanson Science Center, also known as the Swanson Science Center is an academic building on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College.It was completed in February 2010 and was named after John A. Swanson, an engineer and businessman on the Board of Trustees, who donated $10 million towards its construction.
The college constructed two buildings, Washington Hall and Jefferson Hall, to house war effort-related projects. [68] The Old Gym housed the Army Administration School, where hundreds of soldiersreceived their "training in classifications." [69] The Reed residence on Maiden Street was purchased for use as a dormitory. [67]
The Old Gym is a historic building at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. [2] It currently houses a modern exercise facility featuring cardiovascular, resistance, and strength-training equipment. The building also features a three-lane indoor track suspended above the main floor. Prior to the construction of the Old Gym ...