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Old Main
View of Old Main on the Centre College campus, circa 1930. To the left is Boyle-Humphrey Alumni Gymnasium.
Old Young Science Hall
Exterior view of Old Young Science Hall on the Centre College campus, circa 1930. Built in 1909, Old Young was destroyed by fire in 1970.
Hillcrest House
Exterior view of Hillcrest House on the Centre College campus, circa 1930. Originally built as the college refectory, Hillcrest served as the home of Centre's presidents from 1831 until 1937. It was later used as a faculty and student residence and a…
Old Main
Exterior view of Old Main on the Centre College campus, circa 1930. Built in 1871, Old Main was demolished in 1964.
Sayre Library
Exterior view of the second Sayre Library on the Centre College campus. Constructed in 1893 to replace the first Sayre Library, this building served as Centre's library until the construction of Carnegie Library. Sayre Library was demolished…
Sayre Library
Interior view of the second Sayre Library on the Centre College campus. Constructed in 1893 to replace the first Sayre Library, this building served as Centre's library until the construction of Carnegie Library. Sayre Library was demolished…
Sayre Library
Photograph of the first Sayre Library from 1879. Built in 1862 with a donation from David A. Sayre, the octagonal building was demolished in 1893. Photo is an enlargement from a collage of campus buildings that appeared in the May 29, 1879, issue of…
Old Boyle-Humphrey Gymnasium
Exterior view of Old Boyle-Humphrey Gymnasium on the Centre College campus, circa 1900. The gymnasium opened in the fall of 1892. On April 1, 1912, the building burned, and was then completely demolished.
Old Boyle-Humphrey Gymnasium
Exterior view of the north side of Old Boyle-Humphrey Gymnasium on the Centre College campus, circa 1900. The gymnasium opened in the fall of 1892. On April 1, 1912, the building burned, and was then completely demolished.
Carnegie Library
Photograph of the exterior of Carnegie Library on the Centre College campus, circa 1930. Built in 1913 through a gift from Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie served as Centre's library until 1966.
Centre College aerial view, 1939
Aerial photograph of the Centre College campus taken by W. C. Alcock, October 28, 1939. Buildings that are visible include (l-r) the old Danville High School, Carnegie Library, Boyle-Humphrey Gymnasium, Old Main, Old Young, Fry House (upper right),…
Centre College campus winter scene
Photograph of a winter scene of the Centre College campus, circa 1895, taken from the First Presbyterian Church. Visible are Old Boyle-Humphrey Gymnasium, Old Main, and Breckinridge Hall.
Old Centre
Photograph of Old Centre on the Centre College campus, circa 1925. C6-H0 was painted on campus buildings by students following the football team's upset of Harvard in 1921.
Centre College campus, 1879
Collage of campus buildings that appeared in the May 29, 1879, issue of the Centre College Courant. Includes Old Main (bottom left), first Sayre Library (top), and Old Centre (bottom right).
Centre College campus, 1920
Undated photograph of the Centre College campus, circa 1920. Buildings are (l-r) Carnegie Library, Boyle-Humphrey Alumni Gymnasium, Old Main, and Old Young Science Hall.
Survey of Centre College Campus (December 3, 1818)
Survey by Archibald Bilbo of seven acres of John Cochran's pasture land for the campus of the new college. The Board of Trustees paid $400 for the land. A few months later a strip 20 feet wide and the length of the first, was added to the north side.…
Cotton House
The Cotton House was built as the Phi Kappa Tau house, the first of a proposed "Quadrangle Plan", which called for Centre's fraternities to build houses on land behind Craik House and along Maple Aveneu. The Phi Kappa Tau house was the only such…
Chenault Alumni House
Built in 1904, renovated in 1998. Named for Carroll C. Chenault Jr., Class of 1920. Home to the offices of alumni and development. From 1932 to 1962, it housed Phi Delta Theta fraternity. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Cowan Dining Hall exterior
Photograph of students outside Cowan Dining Hall, circa 1970.
Breckinridge Hall, 1897
View of Breckinridge Hall from the 1897 Centre College yearbook.
Breckinridge Hall, 1925
View of Breckinridge Hall, dated October 30, 1925.
Aerial view of Centre College campus, 1949
Aerial photograph of the Centre College campus taken by Omar Adams, Spring of 1949. Visible (l-r) are Carnegie Library, Boyle-Humphrey Alumni Gymnasium (with new addition being constructed), Old Main, Old Young, Veteran's Village, Fry House, and…
Aerial view of Centre College campus, 1949
Aerial photograph of the Centre College campus taken by Omar Adams, Spring of 1949. Visible in the center are (clockwise) the back of Old Centre, Wiseman Hall, McReynolds Hall, and Hillcrest. In the lower left is the construction of the Main Street…
Aerial view of Centre College campus, 1949
Aerial photograph of the Centre College campus taken by Omar Adams, Spring of 1949. Visible in the center are (clockwise) the back of Old Centre, Wiseman Hall, McReynolds Hall, and Hillcrest. In the photograph's top is seen (l-r) Carnegie Library,…
Aerial view of Centre College campus, 1949
Aerial photograph of the Centre College campus taken by Omar Adams, Spring of 1949. Visible in the lower right are (clockwise) Old Centre, Wiseman Hall, McReynolds Hall, and Hillcrest. In the upper half are (l-r) Carnegie Library, Boyle-Humphrey…