Named for Morris Ketchum Jesup
22 Lab Campus Drive
24,885 Sq. Ft.
About Jesup Hall
Built in 1899 and dedicated in 1900, Jesup Hall was Williams’ first campus center. The building is named for Morris Ketchum Jesup, who was unable to go to college for financial reasons but never lost sight of doing so. After Jesup became a successful New York banker and manufacturer, he supported and encouraged the cause of higher education by his widespread generosity. In 1984 Jesup Hall was completely renovated in the process of conversion to the College’s computer center. It currently houses the Office for Information Technology.
Major Construction History
| Date | Project | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Campus center built Architect: George Tilden |
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| 1908 | Remodeled by J.S. Oakman, Class of 1899 | |
| 1959 | Restoration Designed by: Peter P. Welanetz, PE |
$20,000 |
| 1979 | Install two west entrance vestibules | $3,500 |
| 1984 | Conversion to Computer Center Architect: John Jordan, P.C. |
$1,960,500 |
| 1990 | Computer network equipment | $2,665,050 |
| 1994 | Computer Center cable | $300,000 |
| 1995 | Computer network | $450,000 |
| 1996 | Computer network | $441,909 |
| 1999 | Power backup system | $230,000 |
| 1999 | Network rewiring | $390,000 |
| 2000 | Network rewiring | $390,000 |
| 2001 | Network rewiring | $385,000 |
| 2002 | Network rewiring | $325,000 |
| 2003 | UPS | $330,000 |
| 2003 | Network rewiring | $190,000 |
| 2003 | UPS | $378,858 |
| 2004 | Network Academic Building CAT 3 replacement | $121,000 |
| 2004 | Network fiber loop upgrade | $140,000 |
| 2004 | Jesup A/C and UPS design | $332,500 |
| 2005 | Communications network upgrade | $370,000 |
| 2006 | Network communication upgrade | $365,000 |
| 2006 | Wireless Implementation | $572,427 |
| 2007 | Accessibility entrance design | $45,000 |
| 2007 | Network communication upgrade | $420,000 |
| 2008 | Accessibility entrance construction | $350,000 |
| 2008 | Network communication upgrade | $548,500 |