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Wheaton College was founded in 1860. Its predecessor, the Illinois Institute, had been founded in late 1853 by Wesleyan Methodists as a college and preparatory school. . Wheaton's first president, Jonathan Blanchard, was a former president of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and a staunch abolitionist with ties to Oberlin Co
Blanchard Hall is the main building of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Construction of Blanchard Hall began in 1853, and the building was completed in 1927. The building takes its name from Jonathan Blanchard, the founder of the college, and his son Charles A. Blanchard. The elder Blanchard sought to make the building a symbol of the ...
Wheaton's campus features the Billy Graham Center, named for the college's most famous alumnus, which contains a museum dedicated to both the history of American evangelism and the international ministry of Billy Graham. It features conceptual exhibits intended to convey Christian ideas.
Ardent abolitionists founded Wheaton College in DuPage County just before the start of the Civil War, an era when calls for the immediate end of slavery and promotion of racial justice were often ...
At age 65 Blanchard Hall, Wheaton College. Charles A. Blanchard (November 8, 1848 – December 20, 1925) [1] was the second president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He succeeded his father, Jonathan Blanchard, to the office in 1882 and served Wheaton in that capacity until his death, in 1925. [2]
Edman Memorial Chapel at Wheaton College Edman Memorial Chapel is an auditorium facility on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois . Its primary purpose is as a chapel, though it is also used for numerous concerts and other large events.
J. Richard Chase (1930–2010) was the sixth president of Biola University in California from 1970 to 1982 and the sixth president of Wheaton College in Illinois from 1982 to 1993. Early life and education
Cooper Union (free college; enrollment open to all genders, races, religions, economic classes) [36] [37] Olivet College (co-ed secondary classes began in 1844; chartered as college in 1859) [38] 1860 Wheaton College (Illinois) [39] 1861 Plainfield College [40] Grinnell College [41] 1862: Baker University (co-ed secondary classes began in 1858 ...