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Pardee Hall is the most iconic building on the Lafayette College campus, and at the time of its completion was one of the largest collegiate buildings of its era. [ 4 ] [ 40 ] Initially created to house the college's science programs, it now houses the school's humanities, social sciences, and mathematics departments.
A lithograph of Lafayette College, c. 1875 South College, one of Lafayette's largest residence halls, housing approximately 220 students in a coeducational setting. A group of Easton, Pennsylvania residents, led by James Madison Porter, son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown, Pennsylvania, met on December 27, 1824, at White's Tavern to discuss founding a college in town. [13]
Tom Davis, college men's basketball coach, 1971–77; Clement Eaton, chair of history department, 1931–42; Terry Jonathan Hart, visiting lecturer of engineering; George Junkin, first president of Lafayette College; Chawne Kimber, mathematician and quilter; Butch van Breda Kolff, college men's basketball coach, 1952–56
Lafayette has produced four consensus All-Americans (FBS), [4] 11 FCS All-Americans, four College Football Hall of Fame players, [4] and three College Football Hall of Fame coaches. Lafayette football has produced and nurtured several legendary football personalities, such as George Barclay, inventor of the football helmet, and Jock Sutherland ...
Lafayette met Lehigh in its first intercollegiate game in October 1869, a 45–45 tie in Easton, and earned its first win against Lehigh, a 31–24 decision in Bethlehem. Lafayette's first non-Lehigh college game was a 26–11 loss to Princeton University in May 1874. Football appeared on campus in 1878, and did not become fully organized until ...
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Marquis de Lafayette is a monumental statue on the campus of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.The statue, designed by Daniel Chester French and standing on a pedestal designed by Henry Bacon, was dedicated in 1921 in honor of the college's namesake, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette.
Kirby Sports Center is a 2,453-seat multi-purpose arena in Easton, Pennsylvania.It was built in 1973 and is home to the Lafayette College Leopards basketball team.It hosted the 2000 Patriot League men's basketball tournament and has been the site of two Patriot League tournament finals, an Ivy League playoff game and numerous high school tournament contests.