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President's House from Campus, 1870s

President's House from Campus, 1870s image
Year
c.1870
Description

One of the four faculty houses built in 1840 became the president's house when Henry P. Tappan arrived in 1852. It is the only surviving original campus building. the third floor and kitchen wing were added before 1871, when James B. Angell made indoor plumbing a requirement for accepting the presidency. the campus side included barns, an orchard, and a vegetable garden.

Frame location: West side of State Street north of the walk on the north side of the Michigan Union, facing east

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