Herring-Cole Hall, St. Lawrence University | |
Location | St. Lawrence University campus, Canton, New York, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 44°35′32″N 75°09′50″W / 44.5923°N 75.1639°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1869 |
Architect | Huberty & Hudswell |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 74002203 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 1, 1974 |
Herring–Cole Hall is a historic institutional building located at St. Lawrence University in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York. It is a 1+1⁄2-story structure built of Potsdam sandstone. It was built in two stages and its T-shaped plan is due to the attachment of the Cole Reading Room (1902) at a right angle to the Herring Library (1869). [2] It is located within the St. Lawrence University – Old Campus Historic District. [3]
Popular campus lore maintains that the building is haunted by one or more spirits or ghosts. The building plays host to the occasional séance for this reason, and is a favorite location for local meditation circles, though this stems from its acoustics, lighting, age, atmosphere, and isolation.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]