Chronological List of Architecture
1791-93 |
West College (West Township original name of Williamstown)Remodeled 1855 – central door out and north and south doors cut in. Remodeled 1904 and north door sealed up. |
1801 |
President’s House (Samuel Sloan House)Front part only; woodwork imported from Boston |
1828 |
Griffin Hall (Edward Dorr Griffin)Originally had double entrance and stood near Main St. Built by President Griffin at a cost of $6,000; served as chapel until 1859 (when Goodrich Hall was built), library built 1847, and lecture room; moved to northeast in 1904 and remodeled. The building was originally called “the brick chapel,” and was named Griffin Hall in 1859. Architect: Harding and Seaver |
1837 |
Hopkins Observatory (Albert Hopkins)Built by Professor Albert Hopkins and students near East College. Moved in the 1850’s to the south end of the Berkshire Quad. In 1962, it was moved to the north end of the Berkshire Quad.Cost: $2,075 |
1842 |
East CollegeRebuilt – the original building of 1798 burned in 1841. In 1907 larger doorways added. |
1842 |
South College (Fayerweather Hall)Gold Coast addition to south in 1905 and the building renamed Fayerweather. |
1846 |
Lawrence Hall (Amos Lawrence)Octagonal Library, cost $7,000. East and west wings 1890; additions at rear in 1915, 1926, 1938. Became Art Museum in 1926. |
1859 |
Goodrich Hall (John Zaccheus Goodrich)Chapel and Alumni Hall – shift to stone (local dolomite) and to Gothic. |
1882 |
Morgan Hall (Edwin Denison Morgan)First campus building to be connected to a College heating plant. It was the first dorm to have plumbing, including indoor bathrooms. |
1886 |
Lasell Gymnasium (Edward Lasell ‘28 and Josiah Lasell ‘84)Architect: J.C. Cady and Co. (N.Y.C.) |
1893 |
Thompson Scientific LaboratoriesArchitect: Francis Allen (Allen & Collens) Chemistry Laboratory burned 1915, rebuilt 1916; enlarged and modernized 1941. |
1897 |
Hopkins Hall (Mark Hopkins)Based on Romanesque style of Henry Hobson Richardson; memorial to Mark Hopkins (d. 1887). |
1899 |
Jesup Hall (Morgan Ketchum Jesup)Campus center, orange brick, painted yellow Remodeled 1908 by John S. Oakman ‘99 |
1902 |
College Garage |
1905 |
Berkshire Hall (renamed Ebenezer Fitch Hall in 1963)Architect: Francis R. Allen (Allen and Collens) |
| 1905 | Goodrich Hall
Remodeled and named Goodrich. |
1905 |
Thompson Memorial Chapel (Frederick Ferris Thompson ‘56)Compare the Gothic of Goodrich Hall |
1905 |
Wood House (Hamilton B. Wood ‘10)Architect: John B. Snook, Inc. (New York) |
1908 |
Currier Hall (Lura Ormsbee Currier)Architect: Robins and J.S Oakman ‘99 |
1908 |
Clark Hall (Edward Clark ‘31) (Geology)Old Clark Hall (wooden) pulled down 1886 |
1909 |
Spencer House (Philip Spencer)Architect: James Purdon |
1911 |
Thompson Hall Infirmary (Mary Clark Thompson)Architect: Allen & Collens |
1911 |
Williams Hall (Colonel Ephraim Williams)Architect: (Ralph Adams) Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson |
1911/12 |
Chapin Hall (Alfred Clark Chapin) (formerly Grace Hall named after Mrs. Chapin)Cost: $259,313; cost of organ $45,800 |
1922 |
Stetson Hall Library (Francis Lynde Stetson ‘67)Cost: $750,000 |
1923 |
Sage Hall (Mrs. Russell Sage)Architect: (Ralph Adams) Cram and Ferguson |
1925 |
Mears House (Brainerd Mears)Architect: (Ralph Adams) Cram and Ferguson |
1925 |
Tyler House (Lt. John Cowperthwaite Tyler ‘15)Architect: Andrews, Jones, Briscoe & Whitmore |
1926 |
Cole Field HouseArchitect: Densmore, LeClare and Robbins (Boston) |
1928 |
Lasell Extension South of GymnasiumArchitect: Densmore, LeClare and Robbins (Boston) |
1928 |
Lehman Hall (Herbert Lehman ‘99)Architect: (Ralph Adams) Cram and Ferguson |
1931 |
Taconic House (Fort Hoosac)Architect: Grosvenor S. Wright |
1934 |
Heating PlantArchitect: (Ralph Adams) Cram and Ferguson |
1938 |
Faculty House/Alumni CenterCost: $150,000 |
1938 |
Squash CourtsArchitect: Shreve, Lamb ‘04 and Harmon |
1941 |
Adams Memorial Theatre (John Quincy Adams)Cost: approx. $250,000 |
1941 |
Alumni House/The LogArchitect: Kenneth Reynolds ‘16 |
1946 |
Faculty Housing Project (Stetson Road Apartments-12)Architect: Kenneth Reynolds ‘16 |
1949-51 |
Thompson Physics and Biology LaboratoryAdditions: $900,000 |
1951 |
Weston Field HouseCost: $17,500 |
1952 |
Alumni HouseWest College room addition: $28,000 |
1952 |
Griffin HallRestored: $29,000 |
1952 |
West CollegeRebuilt: $225,000 (Fire 1/2/51) |
1953 |
Baxter Hall (James Phinney Baxter III ‘14)Cost: $1,500,000 |
1953 |
Heating PlantAddition: $300,000 |
1953 |
Lansing Chapman Rink and Machinery Building (William Lansing Chapman ‘10)Cost: $100,000 |
1953 |
Weston FieldPress Box built: $1,000 |
1954 |
President’s HouseGarage: $6,000 |
1954/57 |
Currier HallRestoration and Music Department: $35,000 |
1955 |
Baxter Hall – RathskellerBasement of Baxter Hall: $18,250 |
1955 |
Taconic Golf Club HouseCost: $70,000 |
1956 |
East CollegeRebuilt: $267,000 |
1956 |
Mather House (Benjamin F. Mather)Restored: $37,000 |
1956 |
Stetson HallLibrary Addition: $450,000 |
1957 |
Conversion of Electrical Distribution SystemConversion from 2300 to 4140 volts: $11,800 |
1957 |
Fayerweather Hall (Daniel F. Fayerweather)Rebuilt: $325,000 |
1958-61 |
Thompson Chemistry BuildingAlterations: $75,000 |
1961 |
Brooks House (Belvidere Brooks ‘10)Architect: Daniel O’Connell & Sons |
1961 |
Lansing Chapman Hockey RinkCanopy: $176,500 |
1961 |
Thompson Physics LibraryExpansion: $12,000 |
1962 |
Hopkins Observatory (Albert Hopkins)Moving of Observatory: $50,000 |
1962 |
New Planetarium – Hopkins ObservatoryCost: $25,000 |
1962 |
Prospect House (Prospect Mountain)Cost: $1,200,000 |
1962 |
Service BuildingCost: $200,000 |
1962 |
Stetson Hall – Roper CenterAddition to Stetson Library: $200,000 |
1962 |
Taconic Golf ClubClub House Addition: $55,000 |
1963 |
Driscoll Dining Hall (Alfred E. Driscoll ‘25)Berkshire Quadrangle – dining/lounge building: $385,000 |
1963 |
Fitch House (formerly Berkshire Hall)Restored: $180,000 |
1964 |
Currier HallRenovation: $180,000 |
1964 |
Thompson Chemistry LaboratoryLaboratory Remodeling: $75,000 |
1964-65 |
Replacement and Extension of Steam Distribution SystemCost: $129,000 |
1964-65 |
Thompson Memorial ChapelExterior major restoration |
1965 |
Greylock Residential HousesDesign and Construction: $2,700,000 |
1965 |
Karl E. Weston Language Lab (Karl Ephraim Weston ‘96)Alteration to former Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House |
1968 |
Bronfman Science Center (Edgar M. Bronfman ‘50)Design and Construction : $3,750,000 |
1968 |
Fernald House (Orlando Marcellus Fernald)Addition: $6,200 |
1969 |
Clark HallRenovation: $350,000 |
1969 |
Lansing Chapman RinkTotal enclosure and connecting building: $900,000 |
1969 |
Sprinkler SystemAgard, Bascom, Brooks, Fort Hoosac, Perry, Spencer, Tyler, Wood: $160,000 |
1969 |
Taconic Golf ClubAlteration: $35,000 |
1970 |
Heating PlantAddition and alteration (oil storage facility): $615,000 |
1970 |
Lasell Gym – Women’s Athletic FacilityDesign and Construction: $125,000 |
1970 |
John A. Shaw BoathouseArchitect: Jonathan Rose ‘63 |
1970 |
Herbert S. Towne Field House (Herbert S. Towne ‘21)Design and Construction : $1,000,000 |
1971 |
Baxter Hall – Radio Station – WCFM |
1971 |
Mission Park Residential Houses
|
1972 |
Dodd Annex (formerly Williams Inn)Williams Inn Annex #3: $39,000 |
1972 |
Morgan HallRenovation: $759,000 |
1972 |
Tyler AnnexCost: $532,000 |
1973 |
Chaffee Tennis House (Clarence Chaffee)Design and Construction: $13,000 |
1975 |
Sawyer Library (John Edward Sawyer ‘39)Design and Constructioni : $4,916,000 |
1976 |
Service BuildingStorage building: $17,000 |
1976-77 |
Stetson HallRenovation: $744,000 |
1977 |
Chapin HallRenovation Phase I: $400,000 |
1978 |
Bernhard Music Center (Arnold Bernhard ‘25)
|
1978 |
Garfield House (Henry Augustus Garfield 1885)Renovation: $501,000 |
1979 |
Fire Protection Safety SystemsCost: $104,750 |
1982 |
Herbert S. Towne Field HouseStorage Addition: $35,670 |
1983 |
Adams Memorial TheatreDown stage addition: $937,000 |
1983 |
Dimension Phone SystemPurchase and installation: $42,000 |
1983 |
Faculty House/Alumni CenterAddition: $1,245,000 |
1983 |
Lawrence Hall – Williams College Museum of ArtPhase I: $4,980,000 |
1984 |
Baxter HallPhase I: $916,000 |
1984 |
Heating PlantEconomizer: $127,700 |
1984 |
Jesup Hall (Morris Ketchum Jesup)Computer Center: $1,960,500 |
1984 |
Mather HouseAdmissions Office Renovation: $114,500 |
1984 |
Mears HouseAlumni/Development Offices: $477,300 |
1984 |
Spring StreetParking Lot: $173,350 |
1984 |
Stetson Hall – Roper CenterCareer Counseling: $113,000 |
1984 |
Thompson Chemistry LabLab renovations – lower level west: $189,480 |
1984 |
Weston Field Press BoxReplacement: $95,000 |
1985 |
Baxter HallPhase II: $515,000 |
1985 |
Bronfman Science CenterBasement Classrooms: $501,000 |
1985 |
Chandler Commercial Building (John Wesley Chandler)Retail/office building: $700,000 |
1985 |
Faculty Art Studio/College GarageRenovation: $330,000 |
1985 |
President’s HouseRenovation: $170,300 |
1985 |
Service BuildingGarage: $257,000 |
1985 |
Taconic Golf ClubAddition – Women’s Locker Room: $200,000 |
1985 |
Mary Clark Thompson Center for Health ServicesCost: $721,000 |
1985 |
Thompson Physics LabRenovation: $895,500 |
1985 |
Williams OxfordImprovements: $607,000 |
1986 |
Cole Field HouseRenovation: $105,000 |
1986 |
Lawrence Hall – Williams College Museum of ArtPhase II: $2,571,500 |
1986 |
Thompson HallConversion to Dorm: $377,000 |
1986 |
Williams Club, New YorkCost: $520,500 |
1987 |
John Wesley Chandler Athletic Facility and Lasell RenovationsFeasibility Study: $35,000 |
1987 |
Mears WestRenovated for Alumni Office expansion: $556,400 |
1987 |
Weston FieldNew Plansky Track (Tony Plansky) and relocate baseball field: $1,243,100 |
1987-92 |
Thompson Biology Lab1987-88 Lab Renovation – Phase I: $273,985 |
1988 |
Grundy’s GaragePurchased: $445,000 |
1988 |
Lasell GymRenovation: $3,000,000 |
1989 |
Clark Hall (Edward Clark 1831)Geology Lab Renovation: $117,913 |
1989 |
Fayerweather HallRenovation: $400,000 |
1989 |
Heating PlantCo-generation: $340,900 |
1989 |
Hopkins HallRenovations and new addition: $9,300,000 |
1989 |
Weston Language CenterPhases I-IV: $1,037,125 |
1990 |
Computer Network EquipmentCost: $2,665,050 |
1990 |
Jenness House (Arthur Freeman Jenness)Multicultural Center |
1990 |
Jewish Religious CenterDesign and Construction: $1,457,450 |
1990-91 |
Mission ParkRenovations – Phases I-III: $2,885,000 |
1991 |
East CollegeRenovation: $330,412 |
1991 |
Sawyer Library AutomationCost: $650,000 |
1991 |
Pine Cobble Faculty Housing SubdivisionCost: $7,612,000 |
1991 |
Williams OxfordRenovation: $75,000 |
1992 |
Danforth BlockRenovation: $815,798 |
1992 |
Morgan HallRenovations: $1,572,568 |
1993 |
Currier HallRenovation and refurbishment: $685,082 |
1993 |
Dodd House (Cyrus Morris Dodd 1855)Renovation and refurbishment: $886,702 |
1993 |
Poker Flats (formerly Stetson Road Apartments)Conversion to student housing: $1,600,000 |
1993 |
Sawyer/Hopkins HallAir Conditioning: $745,942 |
1993 |
Sawyer LibraryRenovation: $3,200,000 |
1994 |
Bascom House (John Bascom 1849)Renovation: $537,846 |
1994 |
Fitch House (Ebenezer Fitch)Renovation: $944,270 |
1994 |
Perry House (Arthur Latham Perry 1852)Renovation: $968,874 |
1994 |
Spencer House (Philip Spencer)Renovation: $845,046 |
1995 |
Kellogg House – Center for Environmental Studies (Ebenezer Kellogg)Matt Cole Library addition: $350,729 |
1996 |
Center for Development EconomicsRenovation: $1,239,862 |
1996 |
Goodrich House (Frank Goodrich)Renovation: $141,168 |
1996 |
WLS Spencer Studio Art Building (Wadsworth Littleford Stegeman)Design and Construction: $5,606,660 |
1996 |
Williams Hall/Sage HallRenovation: $9,797,306 |
1997 |
Cole Field HouseRenovation: $1,727,923 |
1997 |
Droppers House (Garrett Droppers)Renovation/Addition: $52,071 |
1997 |
Griffin HallPhases I-III: $2,750,000 |
1997 |
Simon Squash Courts
|
1997 |
Susan Hopkins House (Susan Sedgwick Hopkins)Renovation: $160,094 |
1997 |
Woodbridge HouseRenovation: $244,940 |
1998 |
Clarence Chaffee Tennis House
|
1998 |
Doughty House (William H. Doughty Jr. 1898)Renovation and refurbishment: $362,973 |
1998 |
Mears HouseRenovation/AC: $220,339 |
1998 |
Seeley House (Charles F. Seeley)Restoration: $54,563 |
1998 |
Thompson Hall DormRenovation: $1,121,774 |
1999 |
Class of 1937 House/Children’s CenterRenovation: $395,187 |
1999 |
East/FayerweatherSingle Sex Bathrooms: $532,462 |
1999 |
Fernald HouseRenovation/Code Issues: $209,665 |
1999 |
Ft. Hoosac RenovationRenovation: $167,222 |
1999 |
Goodrich HallConversion to Student Activity Center: $2,430,251 |
1999 |
Greylock HousingCode Deficiencies and Network Cabling: $244,000 |
1999 |
Mt. Hope/Elm Tree HouseRenovation/Code Work: $538,966 |
1999 |
Tyler House-Phase IRenovation: $50,000 |
1999 |
West CollegeRenovation: $850,074 |
1999 |
Wood House (Hamilton B. Wood ‘10)Renovation: $1,047,897 |
2000 |
Brooks HouseRenovation: $933,559 |
2000 |
Garfield HouseRenovation: $313,515 |
2000 |
Greylock Housing-Bryant/Mark HopkinsRenovation: $2,500,000 |
2000 |
Lambert House (Anna Elizabeth Lambert)Renovation: $105,862 |
2000 |
Milham House (Willis I. Milham 1894)Renovation: $244,611 |
2000 |
Weston Field GrandstandRelocation and Renovation: $254,745 |
2001 |
The Carl W. Vogt ‘58 House (formerly 63 Park Street)Renovation: $1,594,717 |
2001 |
American LegionNew Construction: $791,205 |
2001 |
Chaffee Tennis HouseTodd Hunt Tennis Center |
2001 |
Dodd Dining RenovationRenovation: $1,045,705 |
2001 |
Greylock Housing-Carter/GladdenRenovation: $3,268,596 |
2001 |
Heating Plant UpgradeUpgrade: $969,859 |
2001 |
Hubbell House (Mary Hubbell)Renovation: $276,543 |
2001 |
Parsons House (Eben B. Parsons 1859)Renovation: $245,827 |
2001 |
Tyler Annex RenovationRenovation: $966,457 |
2001 |
Tyler House Renovation-Phase IIRenovation: $1,282,174 |
2001 |
Morley Science Laboratories and Schow Science Library
|
2002 |
Alumni House/The Log RenovationRenovation: $104,874 |
2002 |
Heating Plant UpgradeBoiler 3 Replacement: $3,300,000 |
2002 |
Mather HouseRelocation to Stetson Court and Renovation: $497,187 |
2002 |
Mission Park Dining Renovation Phase IRenovation: $3,061,876 |
2002 |
Thompson Hall Student Parking LotDesign and Construction: $300,339 |
2003 |
Bascom House RenovationConversion to Admissions: $408,622 |
2003 |
Brooks B Parking Lot ExpansionExpansion: $166,604 |
2003 |
Lansing Chapman Rink RenovationRenovation: $922,021 |
2003 |
MSL Neuroscience Lab 022Animal Lab Conversion: $254,012 |
2003 |
Parking GarageDesign: $400,000 |
2003-04 |
High Voltage Distribution System ExpansionExpansion: $349,974 |
2003-04 |
Mission Park Renovation Phase IIStudent Life Improvements: $1,835,376 |
2003-04 |
33 Tenison Road, Cambridge, EnglandPurchase and Renovation: $1,142,155 |
2004 |
Baxter HallDemolished 10/2004 |
2004 |
Central Chilled Water PlantPlanning, Site Work and Preliminary Design: $250,000 |
2004 |
Chadbourne House Renovation (Paul Ansel Chadbourne)Design: $50,000 |
2004 |
Renzie Lamb Synthetic Turf FieldCost: $1,993,460 |
2004 |
New Baseball Field-Cole FieldBobby Coombs Baseball Field: $510,814 |
2004 |
North Campus Utilities Phase ICost: $3,500,000 |
2004 |
Southworth School RenovationAcquisition: $400,000 |
2004-2012 |
Stetson/Sawyer ProjectProgramming: $1,000,000 |
2004 |
Thompson Memorial ChapelCentennial Celebration Restoration – $414,424 |
2004-05 |
Prospect House Renovation Phase I and IIStudent Life Improvements: $1,953,089 |
2005 |
AMT RenovationImprovements: $1,762,027 |
2005 |
B&L BuildingAcquisition: $300,000 |
2005 |
Class of ‘62 Center for Theatre and DanceProject Cost: $52,194,310 |
2005 |
Eph’s Monument and Gravesite RestorationRestoration: $323,487 |
2006 |
Agard RenovationDesign: $100,000 |
2006 |
Fernald HouseDemolished 9/12/06 |
2006 |
North Campus Utilities Phase IICost: $2,777,039 |
2006 |
Morgan Hall RenovationDesign: $200,000 |
2006 |
Wireless Implementation: $572,427 |
| 2007 |
Children’s CenterExpansion Feasibility Analysis: $34,992 |
2007 |
Fitch House Cornice RepairDesign: $60,000 |
2007 |
Paresky Center (David Paresky ‘60 and Linda Paresky)Programming and Pre-design: $1,000,000 |
2008 |
Athletic ComplexMaster Planning: $200,000 |
2008 |
GarfieldRenovation design: $200,000 |
2008 |
Goodrich HallGreat Hall Structural Repair: $400,000 |
2008 |
Kellogg HouseRelocation and Renovation |
2007-08 |
Off-Site Storage BuildingSimonds Road Property Purchase and Development: $2,350,000 |
2008-09 |
Weston Field ImprovementsDesign and Construction: $17,600,000 |
2008 |
Weston Language CenterRenovation |
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