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The University of Connecticut Archives and Special Collections maintains an interesting blog.  One of their posts from earlier this year caught my attention this morning.  The " Augustus Storrs Hall " post with the building honoring the person who donated land for an agricultural college in 1880. Augustus Storrs Hall was built in 1906 and was the first brick building on campus. It was initially a men’s dormitory with 66 two-man rooms but within two years each room held three students. In 1952 it was renovated for offices and classrooms. It is now home to the School of Nursing. UConn was  founded as Storrs Agricultural School in 1881. The name changed to Storrs Agricultural College 1893, to Connecticut Agricultural College in 1899, to Connecticut State College in 1933, and finally to the University of Connecticut in 1939. A sampling of other more recent posts includes: " Brien McMahon Hall " and " Alfred Gordon Gulley Hall ." College and university archi...

Trinity College Dublin 's The University Times published a sketch of, " The Haphazard History of Front Square:  The Campanile has come to dominate Front Square. But Trinity's famous square could have ended up looking very different ." Senior staff writer, Holly Brown, notes that the, "...architectural history of the College dates back to 1592 when the first foundation stones were laid on the former site of Old Hallows Monastery."  She concludes that while the space provides a rare setting of tranquility and order in an urban setting, it wasn't by design...it just turned out that it works.

The Corvallis (OR) Gazette-Times published a feature article highlighting Oregon State University campus architecture, " John Bennes played key role in building design at OSU ."  The article by James Day is accompanied by links that include a gallery with photos of building designed by Bennes and an article with details of a Bennes Walking Tour . Bennes, who lived from 1867-1943, designed more than 35 campus buildings.  Twenty-four of these buildings are in the OSU National Historic District .  The web page for the historic district includes photographs and descriptions of buildings.