Harvard and its surroundings . emoval of a porchthat faced the Common,and the cutting of adoor in what was thenthe rear, the chapel pre-serves its original out-ward appearance. After twenty-five yearsoccupancy for chapelpurposes it was trans-ferred to the medical department, to be used conjointly by it, the professor ofchemistry, and the college carpenter. About the present second story was inserted, and each of the twofloors divided into two apartments. On the lower floor were the chemicallaboratory and lecture Ioom, and in the upper floor an anatomical museumand lecture room that was o
Harvard and its surroundings . emoval of a porchthat faced the Common,and the cutting of adoor in what was thenthe rear, the chapel pre-serves its original out-ward appearance. After twenty-five yearsoccupancy for chapelpurposes it was trans-ferred to the medical department, to be used conjointly by it, the professor ofchemistry, and the college carpenter. About the present second story was inserted, and each of the twofloors divided into two apartments. On the lower floor were the chemicallaboratory and lecture Ioom, and in the upper floor an anatomical museumand lecture room that was occasionally used by Dr. Warren in his lectures onanatomy. Since 1858 the partitions of each floor have been removed; andthe upper floor was fitted up in 1870 for the Everett Athenaeum. Afterwai-ds,the society gave up its room, and now the upper floor is used by the profes-sor of elocution, and the lower by the professor of French, and at times forexaminations. The building soutli of Stoughton (14), and on a line with it, is—. Holden Chapel (15). 32 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 16. HoUis Hall. This four-stoiy bri(;k dormitory, containing thirty-tworooms, is the model on which Stoughton Hall was built, and commemorates thename of an English family that for a period of more than eighty years bestowedgenerous benefactions upon the college. The first of the family that becamea benefactor of the college was Thomas Hollis, a merchant of London. Thebuilding was erected in 1763, with funds, amounting to £3,000, appropri-ated by the General Court of Massachusetts. In 1768 it was struck by light-ning, and in 1775, when the Provincial Congress took possession of the collegebuildings, the students were compelled to vacate their rooms in Hollis. At anearly period room 8 was occupied by a genial fellow who is said to have kepthis table constantly spread with eatables and drinkables, to which his friendswere heartily welcome at all times. This old building has been the home of nu-merous college socie
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