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South College was used as a dormitory in the early years of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Constructed in 1867, it was gutted by fire in the winter of 1885 and rebuilt, using some of the walls of the original building which had not burned.

This is the second incarnation of South College. It was constructed on the footprint of the old South College which was decimated by fire in 1885.

This is the second incarnation of South College. It was constructed on the footprint of the old South College which was decimated by fire in 1885. This photograph shows new landscaping around the building.

View of the remains of the original South College building, lined with a crowd of students, after the fire in 1885. The walls which remain standing were incorporated into the new South College building.

This is the original South College building and was used as a dormitory in the early years of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Built in 1867, it was gutted by fire in the winter of 1885 and rebuilt, using some of the walls of the original building…

This is the original South College building and was used as a dormitory in the early years of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Built in 1867, it was gutted by fire in the winter of 1885 and rebuilt, using some of the walls of the original building…

This is the original South College building and was used as a dormitory in the early years of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Built in 1867, it was gutted by fire in the winter of 1885 and rebuilt, using some of the walls of the original building…

This is the original South College building and was used as a dormitory in the early years of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Built in 1867, it was gutted by fire in the winter of 1885 and rebuilt, using some of the walls of the original building…

A large, barrel-roofed church with a three story, slightly smaller addition. Stone steps lead up to the entrance in the front and the side and a woman is walking down the steps on the side. Some trees grow on the side of the church.

Two men standing near the entrance of a two story building with an observation tower doing repairs. Another house is in the background and some bare trees are seen around. A clothesline is attached to a tree and a ladder leaning against the house…

A wide, tree-lined street with substantial homes along both sides. Two carriages are parked near the trees and one is coming down the middle of the street.

Front of Jones Library with planting work in progress. Slide caption reads, "4/77 Jones Library old planting removed"

Two boys stand on a road looking at the remains of the Newgate Prison while a girl looks at them. Utility poles run along the road and a large tree grows on the left foreground.

Two women and a man stand looking at the guard tower at the ruins of Newgate Prison.

The ruins of the Newgate Prison. Two women and a man stand in the arched gate looking at the camera while a second man sits looking off to the distance. They are identified as Anna Johnson, Dr. and Mrs. Dawson and Irving Johnson. A wheel of an…