Architecture
Jonathan Edwards College is styled as neo-gothic quadrangle, similar to the adjacent Harkness Memorial Quadrangle. Unlike the other colleges Rogers designed, Jonathan Edwards' plan included both new and pre-existing buildings. Oldest of these buildings was Weir Hall (1924), which had housed Yale's program in arts and architecture. Adjacent to Weir Hall, which is the southmost boundary of the college, are Dickinson Hall (west) and Wheelock Hall (east), both built in 1926. Facilities of Weir Hall were assimilated gradually into the college; the building was not given over entirely until the 2008 renovations.
During the 2007-2008 academic year, Jonathan Edwards College underwent an extensive renovation. Residential areas of the college re-opened in time for the 2008-2009 school year. Other areas of the College including the libraries, gym, buttery, and printing press were available for collegiate use by December 2008, and a formal dedication took place on December 2, 2008.
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