Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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.

The Hobart baseball team plays on the Quad in 1895.

Donated to HWS by the Vail family, Houghton House served as a William Smith dorm until hosting the Art Department in the 1980s.

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.

The Hobart College 1908 lacrosse team.

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

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.

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

In 1958, two William Smith tennis players shake hands on the newly constructed tennis courts. In 2017, the HWS Tennis Center features the Morrow Championship Court, the Melly Court and the Hebard Court.

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

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

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

Geneva Hall, Hobart College’s first building, was constructed in 1822. Originally serving as classrooms, it is now a residence hall.

Though the trees have grown, not much else has changed in the Sunken Gardens at the Houghton House estate since 1970.

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.

Built in 1890 and originally used as the Sigma Phi house, 601 South Main St. was renovated into the Finger Lakes Institute in 2004.