Bristol College, Pennsylvania

Bristol College, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was an Episcopal college founded in 1833 by the Episcopal Education Society and chartered in 1834. It was based on the "manual labour system", combining education with agricultural work. The founding principal was Chauncey Colton and Caleb Sprague Henry was professor of moral and intellectual philosophy. The college closed in 1837.

White Hall of Bristol College
Bristol College as it appeared circa 1919
Location701-721 Shadyside Ave., Croydon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°4′48″N 74°54′8″W
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1834
ArchitectDavis, Alexander Jackson
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.84003177 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

The college was built on the banks of the Delaware River about three miles from Bristol. The White Hall of the College, built by Alexander Jackson Davis in Greek Revival style, is on the National Register of Historic Places. White Hall was used as a hospital during the Civil War, and from 1868 through the 1880s as an orphanage for the children of colored soldiers.[2]

The center columned section of the last remaining building, White Hall was condemned and later demolished in the 1980s. The East and West wings still stand and act as apartments.

Remains of White Hall, part of Bristol College from May 2008. Center section was demolished in the 1980s and the East and West wings remain as apartments.

Notable alumni and faculty
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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Lavoie, Catherine (October 3, 1990). "WHITE HALL OF BRISTOL COLLEGE - Data Pages" (PDF). Historical American Buildings Survey. National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

Further reading
  • Joseph J. McCadden (1978). Education in Pennsylvania, 1801-1835 and Its Debt to Robert Vaux. Ayer Publishing. pp. 65–66. ISBN 0-405-01438-4.
  • J.P. Wickersham (1969). History of Education in Pennsylvania. Ayer Publishing. pp. 424–425. ISBN 0-405-01491-0.
  • A History of Bristol Borough in the County of Bucks, State of Pennsylvania by Doron Green 1911
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