The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Bachmann Main Building

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Bachmann Main Building (front facade), Neumann College

Bachmann Main Building (Rose Garden), Neumann College

Institution Name: Neumann College
Original/Historic Place Name: Main Building/ Our Lady of Angels
Location on Campus: One Neumann Dr.
Date(s) of Construction:

1963-1965

original construction Henry D. Dagit & Sons

Designer: Henry D. Dagit & Sons (Philadelphia, PA)
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Modern/post-WWII (Glossary)
Significance: history
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: concrete

Walls: block (cinder)

Roof: concrete deck, rubber with stone ballast

Function:

ca. 1965	residence hall
1965-present (2006)	classrooms
ca. 2004-present (2006)	administration

Narrative:
Bachmann Main Building was the only building on campus for the first twenty years of the College's existence. The building is in excellent condition and has gone through only minor renovations throughout the years.

References:

Everilda, Mother Mary, and Rev. Mother Mary Agnes. Our Lady of Angels College, Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA: Henry D. Dagit & Sons. Architects, [s.d.].