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College Hall on Fire
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On Sunday, January 27, 1895, while most of the young men and faculty were at church, College Hall caught on fire. With wind blowing at 40 miles an hour, the building was consumed in forty-five minutes. College Hall was rebuilt as Davis Hall in honor of Governor John W. Davis.
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May 2006
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Identifier: 11
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Date: 2004. Format: Tiff. Source: B&W large format photograph taken January 27, 1895. In URI Special Collection Photograph Collection.