E_32A College Hill - Robinson Hall (1878) at 64 Waterman Street and The Carrie Tower (1904) at Prospect and Waterman Streets - 7:10 p.m. on the Clock - Looking North-North-East Past the John Hay Library (1910 & 1939) at 20 Prospect Street : 無料・フリー素材/写真
E_32A College Hill - Robinson Hall (1878) at 64 Waterman Street and The Carrie Tower (1904) at Prospect and Waterman Streets - 7:10 p.m. on the Clock - Looking North-North-East Past the John Hay Library (1910 & 1939) at 20 Prospect Street / CthulhuWho1 (Will Hart)
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| 説明 | Robinson Hall was dedicated in 1878; and originally known as the “New Library” of Brown University. Designed by William Walker and Thomas Gould in the Venetian Gothic style popularized by John Ruskin, it is currently the home of the Department of Economics, which is one of the largest departments on campus. The name for the building eventually became the “Old Library” as newer structures were built on campus; and in 1946, it was renamed Robinson Hall, in honor of Ezekiel Gilman Robinson, who was the President of the College when the building was constructed in 1878. The rotunda is still used for exhibitions, ceremonies, performances, and parties; and the rest of the building provides a conference room, computer facilities, and offices for faculty and graduate students. --------------------------------The Carrie Tower (1904), at Prospect and Waterman Streets, is a memorial to Carrie Brown (Caroline Mathilde Brown), the granddaughter of Nicholas Brown (Class of 1786), for whom the University is named, and daughter of Nicholas Brown (Class of 1811). The tower was paid for by her husband, Paul Bajnotti, after her death in 1892; and was designed by Guy Lowell of Boston, and constructed by the J. W. Bishop Company.The red brick tower is 95 feet tall, is elaborately decorated and festooned with fruit, shields, and urns with flames; and bears the inscription, “Love is Strong as Death.”--------------------------------The John Hay Library is mentioned in H. P. Lovecraft's, "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward," and in his "The Haunter of the Dark."--------------------------------The John Hay Library was designed in the English Renaissance style by the eminent Boston architectural firm of Shepley Rutan & Coolidge.It opened as the main library of Brown University in November 1910, continued to serve that function until 1964; and now houses the University Library’s collections of rare books and manuscripts, the University Archives, and many special collections on a wide variety of topics. Strong areas of coverage include: American literature and popular culture, political and diplomatic history, the history of science, book arts and graphics, and of course, H. P. Lovecraft. The Library is named for John Hay, class of 1858, who served as Abraham Lincoln’s private secretary during the Civil War and later became Secretary of State. His papers and personal library also form part of the collections at the John Hay.With room for 300,000 volumes, the capacity of the John Hay Library was expected to be adequate for many decades, but by the 1930's demand for more space became so critical that a brick wing providing two floors of reading space for 140 readers, and six floors of stack space for 150,000 volumes was added on to the John Hay Library in 1939.Photo taken by Will Hart on 18-August-1990.See and hear more Lovecraftian Items at the sister sites to these Flickr collections at:cthulhuwho1.comandwww.youtube.com/user/CthulhuWho1 |
| 撮影日 | 1990-08-18 00:00:11 |
| 撮影者 | CthulhuWho1 (Will Hart) , Fullerton, U.S.A. |
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