The Incubator

Date of Commission: 1892

Date of Occupancy: 1892

Date of Destruction: 1930

Location: Present site of Mudd Library

Other Dates in Building's History:

1892: The Oliver Twist Club (Cap and Gown) with the financial help of Moses Taylor Pyne, Class of 1877, engages Thomas O. Speir to build clubhouse on Prospect. This frame house becomes known as The Incubator and later moves to Olden Street. The Incubator is the first home to Campus, Charter, Tower, Terrace, Gateway and Court Clubs.

Architect(s): Thomas Oliphant Speir, Class of 1887

Other Agent(s): Tower Club (occupant of); Cap and Gown Club (occupant of); Cannon Club (occupant of); Campus Club (occupant of); Colonial Club (occupant of); Terrace Club (occupant of); Gateway Club (occupant of); Charter Club (occupant of)

The Incubator at Second Location

Date of Commission: 1897

Date of Occupancy: 1897