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'''Building Name:''' Harrison House[[File:Harrison house.jpg|thumb|right|300x340px]]
'''Building Name:''' Harrison House[[File:Harrison house.jpg|thumb|right|300x340px|Harrison House, [after 1962]. PR; Series 1; Sub-series 4; Item 6552.]]


'''Other Names:''' Harrison
'''Other Names:''' Harrison
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'''Architect:''' Larson and Larson
'''Architect:''' Larson and Larson


'''Named for:''' [[Presidents|Thomas Harrison]], president of UNB from 1886-1906.
'''Named for:''' [[Presidents|Thomas Harrison]], president of UNB from 1885-1892; chancellor 1892-1906; a native of Sheffield, NB; and the first New Brunswicker to be president of UNB.


'''Renovations/changes/additions:''' Unknown
'''Renovations/changes/additions:''' Unknown


'''[[:File:HarrisonHouseplaque.jpg|Plaque Inscription]]:''' Harrison House This Residence was completed in 1962 and is named in memory of Thomas Harrison, M.A., LL.D., president of the university from 1885 to 1906.
'''[[:File:HarrisonHouseplaque.jpg|Plaque Inscription]]:''' Harrison House - This Residence was completed in 1962 and is named in memory of Thomas Harrison, M.A., LL.D., president of the university from 1885 to 1906.


'''Notes:''' Originally an all-male residence, Harrison is now a co-ed building. Each year since 1973 the [[Great Pumpkin Sacrifice]] has been held during Halloween.
'''Notes:''' Originally an all-male residence, Harrison is now a co-ed building. Each year since 1973 the [[Great_Pumpkin_Sacrifice|Great Pumpkin Sacrifice]] has been held during Halloween.


'''Source(s):'''
'''Source(s):'''
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*UA Case 122; Section 3; Harrison House.
*UA Case 122; Section 3; Harrison House.


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Latest revision as of 13:02, 31 October 2022

Building Name: Harrison House

Harrison House, [after 1962]. PR; Series 1; Sub-series 4; Item 6552.

Other Names: Harrison

Civic Address: 12 Macaulay Lane

Sod Turning: [ca. 1962]

Cornerstone Laying: 16 May 1962 by Dr. J.D.B. Harrison, grandson of Dr. Thomas Harrison

Opened for Use: 1962

Official Opening: 1962

Architect: Larson and Larson

Named for: Thomas Harrison, president of UNB from 1885-1892; chancellor 1892-1906; a native of Sheffield, NB; and the first New Brunswicker to be president of UNB.

Renovations/changes/additions: Unknown

Plaque Inscription: Harrison House - This Residence was completed in 1962 and is named in memory of Thomas Harrison, M.A., LL.D., president of the university from 1885 to 1906.

Notes: Originally an all-male residence, Harrison is now a co-ed building. Each year since 1973 the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice has been held during Halloween.

Source(s):

  • Plaque Inscription: University of New Brunswick Public Relations Department Photograph Collection; Series 2; Sub-series 3; File 721; Item 28.
  • UA Case 122; Section 3; Harrison House.


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