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Photographer: J.T. Lambrou
Taken: September 10, 2021
Caption: University of Michigan Campus 1907 Marker
Additional Description: Inset photo (lower left) caption: President's house from campus, 1870s One of the four faculty houses built in 1840 became the President's House when Henry P. Tappan arrived in 1852. It is the only surviving original campus building. The third floor and kitchen wing were added before 1871, when James B. Angell made indoor plumbing a requirement for accepting the presidency. The campus side included barns, an orchard, and a vegetable garden.

Inset: Sarah Caswell Angell, the President's wife (standing at right), hosts The Browning Society, late 1890s.
Submitted: September 13, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.
Database Locator Identification Number: p609897
File Size: 2.005 Megabytes

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