Antioch College
Antioch College is a private, liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in the United States. Established in 1850 by the Christian Connection, the college began operating in 1852; politician and education expert Horace Mann became its first president. It was the founding, forming college of Antioch University, which Antioch College outlived until 2008. The College remained out of business for three years before being reestablished in 2011, and fully disconnected from the university as an independent institution by 2014.
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Rear of Antioch Hall | |
| Location: | 1 Morgan Place, Antioch College campus, Yellow Springs, Ohio[2] |
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| Coordinates: | 39°48′00″N 83°53′17″W / 39.7999°N 83.8880°WCoordinates: 39°48′00″N 83°53′17″W / 39.7999°N 83.8880°W |
| Area: | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built: | 1852 |
| Built by: | Alpheus M. Merrifield |
| Architect: | Boyden & Ball |
| Architectural style: | Romanesque Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75001411[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 30, 1975 |
The College has produced two Nobel Prize winners. José Ramos-Horta, the 1996 laureate for Peace, earned his Master of Arts in 1984. Mario Capecchi, the 2007 laureate for Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, earned his Bachelor of Science in 1961.
Antioch College Media
Antioch College horizontal logo (2 lines), PNG
The distinctive towers of Antioch Hall, the college's main building
Horace Mann, Antioch's first president
The Coretta Scott King Center on the campus in Yellow Springs, Ohio
A photo of Antioch College campus grounds.
Entrance to Antioch Farm growing area, high summer
Antioch College's solar array in the South Campus
Yellow Springs in the Glen Helen Nature Preserve
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "College Directory". Archived from the original on 2015-10-27. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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