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Founders Hall

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from F. D. Wilson to Stephen B. Luce about the furniture in the Asylum Building, 1884 Oct 8

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: TRF107626568], Folder: 2
Identifier: RG-01
Scope and Contents

Letter from F. D. Wilson, Chief of Bureau of Construction and Repair to Commodore Stephen B. Luce about the removal of furniture from the Asylum Building (present day Founders Hall) to the New Hampshire for use by the commanding officers of the Training Squadron.

Dates: 1884 Oct 8

Letter from Robert E. Peary to Stephen B. Luce with estimates for the Asylum Building, 1884 Jun 24

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: TRF107626568], Folder: 2
Identifier: RG-01
Scope and Contents

Letter from Robert E. Peary, Civil Engineer, USN to Commodore S. B. Luce, Commanding Training Squadron with estimates for putting the Asylum Building (present day Founders Hall in good order to meet the requirements of the proposed Naval War College.

Dates: 1884 Jun 24

Letter from Robert E. Peary to William T. Sampson regarding the Asylum Building

 Digital Record
Identifier: RG01_01_02_03
Dates: 1884 Jun 26

Letter from Robert E. Peary to William T. Sampson regarding the Asylum Building, 1884 Jun 26

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: TRF107626568], Folder: 2
Identifier: RG-01
Scope and Contents

Letter from Robert E. Peary, Civil Engineer, USN to Commander William T. Sampson, Naval Observatory, Washington, DC regarding plans of the Asylum Building (present day Founders Hall) at Coasters Harbor.

Note: The plans referenced in this letter are not included here.

Dates: 1884 Jun 26

Photograph of Founders Hall with future site of Quarters AA, circa 1884

 Item — Box 7: Series I; Series II [Barcode: 410000019936], Folder: 31
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series A- Item 100.3513
Scope and Contents

5x8 (approx.) black and white photo of Founders Hall, then known as the "Poorhouse," about the time it was assigned to the Naval War College. To the right, superintendent's or farmer's house which became the site for Quarters AA in 1896.

Dates: circa 1884

Photograph of Founders Hall with future site of Quarters AA

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSC385_07_31_3513
Dates: circa 1884

Photograph of service members spelling Newport NTS on Dewey Field

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSC385_01_14_3028.jpg
Dates: circa 1923

Photograph of U.S. Naval Training Station

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSC385_01_14_3010
Dates: circa 1889