1883: Langdon Hall
Title
1883 : Langdon Hall
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 1st edition , 1981 , depicting the history of the city and the University . From page 38 : Langdon Hall looked like a church in this picture , taken several years after it was moved on campus in 1883 . In fact , it had been built before the Civil War as the Chapel of Auburn Masonic Female College near the present site of Auburn Bank at Gay Street and Magnolia Avenue . Nine years after being moved to its present location , the building was remodeled . In 1889 , it was named in 1889 for Charles Carter Langdon , a one-time Mobile mayor and Alabama secretary of state and a trustee of the college from 1872 until his death in 1889 . Photo source : Auburn University Archives .
Date
ca. 1883
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Education, Higher -- Alabama College buildings -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Architecture -- Alabama Universities and colleges -- Alabama
EOA Categories
Arts & Literature -- Architecture Education -- Higher Education History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era Religion -- Christianity
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 2115 x 2534 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
ed2p41043.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 1st edition . 1981 .
Repository
Auburn University Libraries . Special Collections and Archives .
Digital Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Coates , Midge
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