Princeton of the daytime filtered slowly into his consciousness—West and Reunion, redolent of the sixties, Seventy-nine Hall, brick-red and arrogant, Upper and Lower Pyne, aristocratic Elizabethan ladies not quite content to live among shopkeepers, and, topping all, climbing with clear blue aspiration, the great dreaming spires of Holder and Cleveland towers.
This side of Paradise
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Built between 1870 and 1871 as a five-story dormitory, Reunion Hall was designed by architect George B. Post in the Second Empire style and financed by alumni and friends of the University. Over time, in addition to housing residences, it also accommodated administrative offices. In 1958, its top two floors were closed due to fire hazards, and finally, in 1965, the building was demolished.
