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Andrew W. Mellon Hall

ca. 1940

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Andrew W. Mellon Hall
  • Title
  • Andrew W. Mellon Hall
  • Creator
  • Newman-Schmidt Studios
  • Date
  • ca. 1940
  • Identifier
  • PCW000090
  • Description
  • Pictured here are the gardens and ivy covered back of Andrew W. Mellon Hall. Now used by the College as a student center and administrative offices, the Andrew W. Mellon home was donated to the College by Paul and Mary Mellon in 1940. Andrew Mellon was a prominent banker in Pittsburgh and also a member of the College's Board of Trustees. The mansion on Woodland Road was built in 1887 by George McCully Laughlin, the son of James Laughlin of J&L Steel Company. Andrew Mellon bought the house in 1917 and added a swimming pool, bowling alley, tennis courts, breakfast room, and gardens. The red brick Tudor style home also contains many pieces of carved stone, wood paneling, bay windows, and a marble solarium. In 1971, an addition was made to the Hall for a large dining hall and recreational space for the students.
  • Place of Publication
  • College Campus
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Pittsburgh, (Pa.)
    Shadyside (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Chatham College
    College buildings--Pennsylvania
    Andrew W. Mellon Hall (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Mellon, Andrew W. (Andrew William), 1855-1937
    Mellon, Paul
  • Geographic Subjects
  • College Campus
  • Source
  • Chatham University Chronological Photograph Files
  • Contributor
  • Chatham University
  • Collection
  • Chatham University Chronological Photograph Files
  • Rights Information
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