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Radnor Township near Villanova in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Vasey Hall - 1930

Villanova 150th Anniversary

 
 
Vasey Hall - 1930 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
1. Vasey Hall - 1930 Marker
Inscription. Originally known as the Commerce and Finance Building, this structure was later named for the Augustinian Provincial, Rev. Nicholas J. Vasey, O.S.A., 1918-1926.
 
Erected by Villanova University.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationIndustry & CommerceReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Villanova University series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
 
Location. 40° 2.109′ N, 75° 20.421′ W. Marker is near Villanova, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Radnor Township. It is on East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles west of North Ithan Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Villanova PA 19085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dougherty Hall - 1954 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sullivan Hall - 1954 (about 400 feet away); Bartley Hall - 2002 (about 500 feet away); Corr Hall - 1912 (about 600 feet away); Bartley Hall - 1956 (about 600 feet away); Alumni Hall - 1848 (about 800 feet away); St. Rita's Hall - 1912
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Thomas of Villanova Church - 1883 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Villanova.
 
Vasey Hall - 1930 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
2. Vasey Hall - 1930 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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