The small wood-frame, barn-like structure was built by college carpenters in 1926 between the Doll’s House and Gymnasium. This fire hazard of a building had no heat or running water, making it inconvenient and unusable for several months of the… Read More »
1926 - 1940Art Studio
1926Everett Hall
Plans for this dormitory were drawn by Cram & Ferguson, and President Samuel Valentine Cole was seeking funding when he suddenly died in 1925. Acting President and Trustee Dr. George T. Smart brought Everett into being. At the building’s dedication… Read More »
1926Amen-Gulley House
Purchased from Blanch Wood in 1926, 5 Howard Street is commonly thought to have been constructed by Laban Wheaton from two ells taken from different buildings he owned. The house was remodeled in 1929 and 1945 to house college workers.… Read More »
1927 - 1963Hodges House
Hodges House, originally called Wetherell House, was purchased from Thomas and Jessie T. Wetherell in 1927 for a faculty residence. After it was renovated, it was used for housing male workers, so it was sometimes called the “YMCA.” It was… Read More »
1929Peacock Pond
A marsh was excavated and transformed into Peacock Pond, which, in its first years, was used for swimming, boating and skating. Seniors first successfully floated their candles on it in 1930. The Greek Metcalf Temple on the pond’s western shore… Read More »
1931Nursery School Founded
The Nursery School is founded by Professor of Psychology and Education Dr. Elizabeth Wheeler Amen.
1931Alumni Guest House
Built in 1931 entirely by college workmen under the direction of Mr. Cutler in cooperation with the Education and Psychology Departments, the Nursery School cost $10,400. The Nursery School was enlarged in 1937, when a one-way vision observation screen was… Read More »
1931 - 1995Oceans View
Acquired in 1931, the house was remodeled into a two-family residence in 1932, using many fixtures and lumber taken from the demolished portion of Old Metcalf Hall. A porch was added in 1935. The barn was renovated into a practice,… Read More »
1932Kilham Hall
Kilham Hall, designed by Cram and Ferguson, was built in the winter and spring of 1932 on the site of the west wing of Old Metcalf Hall. In 1933, when New Metcalf Hall was constructed, the two dormitories were connected… Read More »
1933Hebe Parlors and Court
Containing a series of parlors, Hebe Parlors connected through arched doorways with Metcalf and Kilham Halls. The thirteen parlors, in which students could entertain their guests (especially men!), were named to commemorate dates and people important to Wheaton Seminary and… Read More »
1933Metcalf Hall
Metcalf and Hebe opened in Febrary 1933, despite the deepening Great Depression. The continuing construction at Wheaton was possible because of Mrs. Wheaton’s bequest to the College. Part of Metcalf’s basement was used for a smoking room, and the dormitory… Read More »
1934Park Hall
The administration building, designed by the architectural firm of Cram and Ferguson, was built in 1934 on the site of the southeast wing of Old Metcalf Hall. The building remained unnamed until its re-dedication in 1954 in honor of the… Read More »
1935Hollyhock House
Edith M. White, Professor of Economics from 1926 to 1930 and Dean of Freshman from 1929 to 1935, built this house in 1929. Miss White bequeathed “Hollyhock House” to the College in 1935. This house was occupied by the Dean… Read More »
1935Metcalf Temple
The porch columns from the original 1836 section of Old Metcalf Hall were used in this Greek temple erected on the west shore of Peacock Pond in 1935, following the demolition of the original dormitory. The sundial originally stood in… Read More »
1936Oldfield House
Purchased from Mr. Oldfield in 1936, the house at 46-48 East Main St. was remodelled and extended in 1937 to house two married faculty families. A large barn and other small outbuldings were demolished at that time. In a 1936… Read More »
1936Potato Cellar
Built into the hillside east of the Doll’s House, the Potato Cellar was used to store large quantities of potatoes grown on College land in the mid-1930s. The original statue of Hebe was stored here in the 1970s. The Potato… Read More »
1937Pike Memorial Bird Feeder
A granite bench and a bird-feeding station, designed by Ralph Adams Cram, were installed at the northeast corner of the Library in 1937. Its stand recalls Chinese bracketed supports, whereas the acroteria on its roof are Classical motifs; the copper… Read More »
1938Competition to Build a Modern Fine Arts Center
A competition to design a modern fine arts center is sponsored by Wheaton College, the Museum of Art, and Architectural Forum.
1938Houses on College Green
During the mid-1930s, seeking to improve accommodations for its women faculty, the College planned a small housing development in back of Barrows House. Two houses were built on College Green entirely by college workmen, using lumber milled from Wheaton trees… Read More »
1941Counseling Center
Naylor House, at 42 Howard Street, was named for Annie M. Naylor, from whom it was purchased in 1941. It is now the Counseling Center.