Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Gulick Hall, originally constructed in 1951 and completely renovated in 1991, has served as the home to the dining hall and the Office of the Registrar. It now houses Human Resources and the Psychology Department.

Members of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity relax on the front porch of 573 South Main St. in 1917. The house is now home to the Chi Phi Fraternity.

The first residence hall for William Smith students, Blackwell House was constructed in 1863.

This 1932 photo features the William Smith Hill, home to women’s residence halls at HWS. Hirshson House was later constructed in 1962.

Pictured standing in front of Demarest Hall is the 1895 Hobart baseball team.

In 1972, a Fall Nationals cart races down William Smith Hill. The race remains a crowd-pleaser during Homecoming and Family Weekend.

Before the construction of the Warren Hunting Smith Library and Stern Hall, the William Smith green was home to Boswell Field. Also pictured is the former baseball diamond where the Scandling Campus Center and Cozzens Field now stand.

The Bradford House, built in 1840, housed two different schools prior to its purchase by the Colleges in 1967. It currently is home of The Thomas Poole Family Admissions Center.

The Row Houses on South Main Street in 1876 and today.

The Hobart baseball team plays on the Quad in 1895.

Students study and browse the stacks of the Colleges’ library located in Demarest Hall in 1950. The Blackwell Room remains a popular place to read and study.

The original Hobart boathouse has since been replaced by the Bozzuto Boathouse constructed in 2003. The railroad line remains in use.

The nostalgia of the Coxe Hall steps continues. Here, three students from 1981 enjoy the sunny weather.

The Brackett Clark Reading Room in the Warren Hunting Smith Library was a popular place to study in 1976 and remains so in 2018.

Members of the William Smith Class of 1982 march up the Hill in 1979 for Moving Up Day.

In a special edition of This Week in Photos, HWS student photographers Elizabeth Fajardo ’20, Adam Farid ’20 and Dhiraj Mukkamala ’20 present “Then and Now,” a look at Hobart and William Smith campus today and yesterday. Whether the 1960s or the 2010s, the Quad is always a popular place to relax on a sunny day.