Lois Durand Hall, North Campus - East entry front, from a 1907 postcard photo view
Title
Lois Durand Hall, North Campus - East entry front, from a 1907 postcard photo view
Subject
Lois Durand Hall - Exterior
Description
A black and white postcard photograph of the front of Lois Durand Hall. The verso of the card shows the date, during the heyday of such photo cards. This Collegiate Gothic women's residence recalls eastern women's college residence/dining halls of the day.
"Lois Durand Hall, commonly called Lois, was the first building erected during the presidency of the Reverend James McClure, during which times the College and Lake Forest Academy nearly doubled their total number of buildings. Funded by Henry C. Durand this women's dormitory was named in memory of his mother, Lois Barnes Durand. Inspired by residence halls located on women's college campuses of the east coast, architects Charles Frost and Alfred Granger employed a Tudor style, making this the first campus building to reflect the widespread renewal of interest in this sixteenth-century English architectural precedent. In contrast to the neo-classical or French styles previously favored for college design, the Tudor style did not insist on symmetry-note the carefully considered differences on each side of Lois's facade. The suggestion of Gothic pointed arches in some of the windows, the decorative patterns of brickwork, and the timbered dormer windows on the rear facade are all references to Tudor prototypes. The Tudor style's associations with dignity and propriety complemented the tone taken by McClure in an 1899 promotional brochure, which assured readers that, although the College was co-educational, this mingling of the sexes was 'under sufficient restrictions, due to the sentiment of the community and the friendly supervision of the faculty. There is little temptation to social dissipation. The young woman is never isolated, nor yet under the nervous strain of crowding'" (Thomas M. McMahon on Lois Durand Hall in "Lake Forest College: A Guide to the Campus," 2007, pp. 26-27).
"Lois Durand Hall, commonly called Lois, was the first building erected during the presidency of the Reverend James McClure, during which times the College and Lake Forest Academy nearly doubled their total number of buildings. Funded by Henry C. Durand this women's dormitory was named in memory of his mother, Lois Barnes Durand. Inspired by residence halls located on women's college campuses of the east coast, architects Charles Frost and Alfred Granger employed a Tudor style, making this the first campus building to reflect the widespread renewal of interest in this sixteenth-century English architectural precedent. In contrast to the neo-classical or French styles previously favored for college design, the Tudor style did not insist on symmetry-note the carefully considered differences on each side of Lois's facade. The suggestion of Gothic pointed arches in some of the windows, the decorative patterns of brickwork, and the timbered dormer windows on the rear facade are all references to Tudor prototypes. The Tudor style's associations with dignity and propriety complemented the tone taken by McClure in an 1899 promotional brochure, which assured readers that, although the College was co-educational, this mingling of the sexes was 'under sufficient restrictions, due to the sentiment of the community and the friendly supervision of the faculty. There is little temptation to social dissipation. The young woman is never isolated, nor yet under the nervous strain of crowding'" (Thomas M. McMahon on Lois Durand Hall in "Lake Forest College: A Guide to the Campus," 2007, pp. 26-27).
Creator
On the front: From Lillie Parker
On the back: Miss Hattie Bloomberg, 11530 Perry Ave. Chicago
On the back: Miss Hattie Bloomberg, 11530 Perry Ave. Chicago
Date
1907
Language
eng
Type
TIFF
Identifier
BLDG 1.3.2.2
Resolution
228 pixels per inch
228 pixels/inch
Dimensions
4000 × 2895 pixels
4000 × 2895 pixels
Physical Dimensions
13.9 x 8.8 cm (5 1/2 x 3 7/16 in)
Files
Citation
On the front: From Lillie Parker
On the back: Miss Hattie Bloomberg, 11530 Perry Ave. Chicago, “Lois Durand Hall, North Campus - East entry front, from a 1907 postcard photo view,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed April 24, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/2667.