Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Franklin & Marshall College
Campus Historic District
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., July 23, 2021
1. Franklin & Marshall College Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
2003
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Preservation Pennsylvania
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.
Location. 40° 2.809′ N, 76° 19.119′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on College Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Listed address is on east side of College Avenue, directly across from here. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 611 College Avenue, Lancaster PA 17603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Klauder-Apple Walk (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Franklin & Marshall College September 11 Memorial (about 300 feet away); The Richard Kneedler Sculpture Garden (about 300 feet away); Whitehead Plaza (about 400 feet away); Frank E. and Eva L. Manning (about 600 feet away); The Water Towers in Buchanan Park (about 600 feet away); John Marshall (about 600 feet away); Benjamin Franklin (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.
Regarding Franklin & Marshall College.
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The Franklin & Marshall College Campus Historic District is significant under criterion A for Education and criterion C for Architecture. The buildings and exterior spaces collectively demonstrate the changing spatial needs of a liberal arts college from the mid-nineteenth to the midtwentieth century. The buildings document the development of the modem\rn college curriculum as well as the importance of residentiality and the commitment to educate the whole individual.
Franklin & Marshall's Campus Historic District also reflects the evolution of architectural style from the Gothic Revival to the Colonial Revival and the ways different generations embraced the symbolism of a particular style as expressive of contemporary values. The period of significance begins in 1853 with the creation of the college through the merger of Franklin College and Marshall College and ends in 1953, following the National Register 50-year guideline.
Also see . . . Franklin & Marshall College Campus Historic District Registration Form. (Submitted on June 1, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on August 4, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photo 1. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
