Schenley Quadrangle - Namesakes

Namesakes

When still the Schenley Apartments, the buildings were simply named "A", "B", "C", "D", and "F". After their acquisition by the university for student residences, they were eventually renamed for important figures in the university's history.

  • Thyrsa Amos
    Dean of Women
    1919-1941
  • Hugh Henry Brackenridge
    University founder
    1787
  • Robert Bruce
    Chancellor
    1819–1835; 1836–1843
  • William Jacob Holland
    Chancellor
    1891–1901
  • Samuel McCormick
    Chancellor
    1904–1921

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