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The History of Madeline Clark Wallace Library

Ralph Adams Cram sure did a lot more for Wheaton College campus than most students realize. Not only did he design the campus blueprints, but he followed in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson and placed our school’s library at the center of campus, symbolizing a community focussed on student education. Before Ralph Adams Cram’s design […]

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Architecture Wheaton

The History of Emerson Dining Hall

In our previous issue, I analyzed the history of Wheaton College’s very own Balfour-Hood Center. Conceptualized as part of Ralph Adams Cram’s 1897 campus design plan for Wheaton College, Balfour-Hood was only one of several buildings proposed at that time. Emerson Dining Hall, and Larcom hall next to it, were also part of this “new” […]