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Lewis Hall; Front Exterior; Women's Residence Building; William Penn University
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| Title | Lewis Hall; Front Exterior; Women's Residence Building; William Penn University |
| Subject | College Buildings
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| Corporate Name Subject | Penn College
William Penn College
William Penn University
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| Description | Architect A. T. Simmons, stylistically building influenced by Prairie School of Architecture, constructed 1916-1917. Exterior of Lewis Hall. Notable features include the strong horizontal feeling of the building, stone trim work, and the low pitched roof. The building is four cottages connected by covered corridors. The cottages are named for four Quaker women, Margaret Fell, Mary Dyer, Elizabeth Fry, and Sybil Jones. Carved above the south entrance is the motto, The Measure of a People is its Estimate of Woman. |
| Publisher | William Penn University. Wilcox Library Archives |
| Date Digital | 2008-01-14 |
| Date Original | 1925? |
| Type | image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Identifier | Lewis 4 |
| Source | Photo Box 1 |
| Digitization Specifications | 24 bytes; 400 ppi; Epson Perfection V500; Photoshop Elements; 3,532,670 bytes |
| Rights | www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html |
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