destruction to community homes only a few years prior. The community fought construction, petitioning that the university keep two buildings and integrate them into the new building. This was rejected, and the properties were destroyed, which led to the establishment of the Providence Preservation Society, which strives to keep historical buildings in the city intact. The quad takes the shape of a blocky and it contains number eight, or “an enclosed H,” two courtyards flanked on all sides by student rooms. In its original construction, all of the individual houses within Keeney could be accessed without ever needing to leave the building and reenter it. The houses are made up of multiple floors, and since Keeney is built into a slope, at the upper end of the hill the entrance is onto the second floor with only the first floor underneath, but at the lower end the entrance is on the first floor with the basement level underneath. These individual houses were named for faculty members: Everett, Bronson, Jameson, Mead, Archibald, and Poland. Everett is an homage to Walter Goodnow Everett, an instructor of Greek and Latin and later Professor of Philosophy in 1894. Bronson was named for Walter Cochrane Bronson, who served as an English professor from 1892 until his retirement in 1927. Jameson comes from John Franklin Jameson, history professor from1888 to 1901, later leading the charge to create the National Archives. Albert Davis Mead began as professor of comparative anatomy in 1900, but finished his time as professor of biology in 1936. Raymond Clare Archibald was professor of mathematics from 1911 until 1943. Poland is named for William Carey Poland, who served as professor of classics and art, beginning as an instructor of Greek in 1870 and retiring as professor of the history of art in 1915, at which point he served in various capacities at other schools. The lounges also bear the names of Provost Samuel T. Arnold and Vice President Bruce Bigelow.
destruction to community homes only a few years prior. The community fought construction, petitioning that the university keep two buildings and integrate them into the new building. This was rejected, and the properties were destroyed, which led to the establishment of the Providence Preservation Society, which strives to keep historical buildings in the city intact. The quad takes the shape of a blocky number eight, or “an enclosed H,” and it contains two courtyards flanked on all sides by student rooms. In its original construction, all of the individual houses within Keeney could be accessed without ever needing to leave the building and reenter it. The houses are made up of multiple floors, and since Keeney is built into a slope, at the upper end of the hill the entrance is onto the second floor with only the first floor underneath, but at the lower end the entrance is on the first floor with the basement level underneath. These individual houses were named for faculty members: Everett, Bronson, Jameson, Mead, Archibald, and Poland. Everett is an homage to Walter Goodnow Everett, an instructor of Greek and Latin and later Professor of Philosophy in 1894. Bronson was named for Walter Cochrane Bronson, who served as an English professor from 1892 until his retirement in 1927. Jameson comes from John Franklin Jameson, history professor from1888 to 1901, later leading the charge to create the National Archives. Albert Davis Mead began as professor of comparative anatomy in 1900, but finished his time as professor of biology in 1936. Raymond Clare Archibald was professor of mathematics from 1911 until 1943. Poland is named for William Carey Poland, who served as professor of classics and art, beginning as an instructor of Greek in 1870 and retiring as professor of the history of art in 1915, at which point he served in various capacities at other schools. The lounges also bear the names of Provost Samuel T. Arnold and Vice President Bruce Bigelow.
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