Oberlin College Archives

OBERLIN COLLEGE ARCHIVES

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Ellis Cottage

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The former home of Professor John Millott Ellis was purchased by the College in 1906. In the summer of 1914 it was remodelled for college purposes and used as a house of residence for women. It accommodated fifteen women, who took their meals…

Ladies Hall (2nd)

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The foundations for the Second Ladies Hall were laid in the spring of 1861, at the breaking out of the Civil War. Work upon the building proceeded slowly. The walls were put up and the building enclosed in 1863. At the Commencement exercises in 1865…

Allencroft

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Built in 1861 by Ralph Plumb, a hero of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue, Allencroft was occupied beginning in 1865 by Dr. Dudley Allen. In 1899 the property was given to the College by Allen’s son, Dudley Peter Allen and his sister Emily Allen…