1838: Cliosophic Hall
Original structure viewed from the north
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library
Original structure viewed from the northeast (photo from album, c.1876)
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Album, c.1876 [P09.116]
Original structure viewed from the north (photo from Class of 1861 album)
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, Box 26
Distant view of facade of the original structure, with West College at right (photo from album, 1873)
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, Box 27
Original structure viewed from the west with Whig Hall in background (photo c.1860)
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library
Original structure viewed from the west with Whig Hall in background (photo c.1870)
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library
Current structure viewed from the northwest (photo early 20th century?)
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, Box 30
Clio Hall, originally the home of the Cliosophic Society, was built in 1893 at the same time as its identical neighbor, Whig Hall [Curator's note: both buildings replaced earlier, wooden structures built nearly 60 years before]. After the Cliosophic Society merged with the American Whig Society in 1929 to form what is commonly known as Whig-Clio, Clio was used for a variety of purposes and became for a time the home of the Department of Music. In 1963, on the completion of the Woolworth Center for Musical Studies, the building's interior was renovated, and it has since been used by Personnel Services and later also by Career Services.
Cliosophic Hall in Evolution of the Campus
Source: Leitch p. 104