The college purchased it in 1926 for a residence hall. When the family went into debt, it was sold to Thomas Humphreys (Bryn Mawr was first called Humphreysville) in the 1800s for $8,682. Built in 1796 by Quaker widow, Patience Morgan, who added a handsome stone building to an old farm she inherited. Hutton chose monochromatic cut grey stone in keeping with the collegeвЂ™s heritage, reminiscent of вЂњa certain style of Quaker lady dress.вЂќ It now contains some administrative offices and classrooms. The original campus building, it featured an asymmetrical tower, rich silhouetting, original detailing. Taylor Hall, 1884, designed by Addison Hutton, featured the high Victorian Gothic style of the times. Cornelia Otis Skinner as Queen Elizabeth on May Day 1932. The grounds were planned by Calvert Vaux, then by Frederick Law Olmsted. The вЂњCollegiate GothicвЂќ buildings were set along the perimeter of a central green space. It was she who gave Bryn Mawr its special identity as a college determined to prove that women could successfully complete a curriculum as rigorous as any offered to men in the best universities. Thomas began a lengthy tenure (1894-1922). Rhoads, also a Quaker with close ties to Haverford College the first dean was M. He bequeathed the bulk of his estate to fund an institution вЂњfor the advanced education of femalesвЂќ providing вЂњall the advantages of a College education which are so freely offered to young men.вЂќ (Nearby Haverford College, another Quaker institution, had begun in 1833). Taylor, a devoted member of the Society of Friends, died in 1880. That young woman, Martha Carey Thomas, enrolled at the University of Zurich, graduating summa cum laude with a Ph.D. Taylor had observed the frustration of a daughter of a Baltimore friend who was unable to study at the graduate level. Joseph Wright Taylor, a Quaker businessman and physician. Robert Jones' Grove of the Red PartridgeД«ryn Mawr College (1885) was founded upon an endowment from Dr.Our records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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1999.188.3 Marcel Breuer Dormitory Furniture for Rhoads Hall, Bryn Mawr College: Chair Furniture.

1999.188.5 Marcel Breuer Dormitory Furniture for Rhoads Hall, Bryn Mawr College: Mirror Furniture.

1999.188.4 Marcel Breuer Dormitory Furniture for Rhoads Hall, Bryn Mawr College: Shelving Unit Furniture.1999.188.1 Marcel Breuer Dormitory Furniture for Rhoads Hall, Bryn Mawr College: Desk Furniture.Descriptions Description 4 drawers Subjects and Contexts To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Title Dormitory Furniture for Rhoads Hall, Bryn Mawr College: Dresser Classification Furniture Work TypeДresser Date 1938 Culture American Persistent Link Physical Descriptions Medium Birch Dimensions 74 x 126.5 x 63.7 cm (29 1/8 x 49 13/16 x 25 1/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Bryn Mawr College Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.188.2 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.188.2 People Marcel Breuer, American (Pecs, Hungary 1902 - 1981 New York, N.Y., USA)

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