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

Dougherty Hall - 1954

Villanova 150th Anniversary

 
 
Dougherty Hall - 1954 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
1. Dougherty Hall - 1954 Marker
Inscription. Named for Rev. Joseph M. Dougherty, O.S.A., long-time professor and Augustinian Provincial, 1950-1954, this building once served as Villanova Student Center.
 
Erected by Villanova University.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Villanova University series list.
 
Location. 40° 2.137′ N, 75° 20.473′ W. Marker is near Villanova, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Radnor Township. It can be reached from East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30) 0.2 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: Vasey Hall - 1930 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Corr Hall - 1912 (about 300 feet away); Alumni Hall - 1848 (about 500 feet away); St. Rita's Hall - 1912 (about 500 feet away); St. Thomas of Villanova Church - 1883 (about 600 feet away); Sullivan Hall - 1954 (about 700 feet away); St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery - 1933
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(about 700 feet away); a different marker also named St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery - 1933 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Villanova.
 
Dougherty Hall - 1954 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
2. Dougherty Hall - 1954 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 431 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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