Ferry Hall 1914

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Identifier 155
Source 155.TIF
Title Ferry Hall 1914
Subject Church schools--Utah--Salt Lake City; Ferry Hall (Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah); Presbyterian Church in Utah; Presbyterians -- Utah; Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah); Sugar House (Salt Lake City, Utah); Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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Further Information The photograph is in good condition with some signs of aging. Written along the bottom, in black ink, is: "Ferry Hall (Westminster College) from 13 E. St. looking S.W." On the back, written along top, in black ink, is: "Westminster." Ferry Hall began construction in October 10, 1907 and was finished two years later due to lack of funds. The hall bore the name of Colonel William and Jeanette Ferry, Park City residents who contributed $15,000 of the $25,000 needed to erect the hall. The Ferry's were also a crucial factor in securing the land (around 1903) that Westminster College calls home today. Ferry Hall was original built to be a women's dormitory; however, it served many functions throughout the years such as the cafeteria, classrooms, administration offices, and terminal room for the computer center. Ferry Hall would suffer a sad fate in 1982 when the public building inspector condemned and ordered the hall unfit for use. After the verdict the hall was used for storage u
Funding The Westminster College digital archives project is partially funded by the Masonic Foundation of Utah.
Publisher Westminster College
Date 1914
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Language eng
Coverage 1914
Rights Management Digital image copyright 2006, Westminster College. All rights reserved.
Holding Institution Westminster College
Source Physical Dimensions Archival TIFF 3000 x 4600
Source Resolution 400ppi
Display Dimensions JPEG: 650 x 1000
Bit Depth 8-bit
Scanning Device Epson Expression 836 XL flatbed scanner
ARK ark:/87278/s6186cf7
Setname wc_pc
ID 1094320
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6186cf7