The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Alpha Delta Pi Fountain

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Alpha Delta Pi Fountain (distant view), Wesleyan College

Alpha Delta Pi Fountain (detail), Wesleyan College

Institution Name: Wesleyan College
Original/Historic Place Name: Alpha Delta Pi Fountain
Location on Campus: center courtyard
Date(s) of Construction:

1928	original construction

Designer:
Type of Place: Landscape site
Style: (Glossary)
Significance: landscape
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Function:

1928-present (2006)

other (fountain)

Narrative:
This fountain was given to the college on the 75th anniversary of Alpha Delta Pi, founded at Wesleyan College in 1851. Today it is a primary gathering and meeting place for students. Its location in the heart of the dormitory complex adds to the beauty of the quadrangle surrounding it. Students relax and study there. Visitors photograph it constantly.

References:

Akers, Samuel L. The First Hundred Years of Wesleyan College, 1836-1936. Macon, GA: Wesleyan College, 1976.

Miller, Margaret. "The Founding and Early History of Wesleyan College." M. A. thesis, University of Georgia, 1935.

Quillian, William Fletcher. A New Day for Historic Wesleyan. Nashville, TN: Printed for Wesleyan College, Publishing House Methodist Episcopal Church, [1928?].

Rees, Frances. "A History of Wesleyan Female College from 1836 to 1874." M. A. thesis, Emory University, 1935.

Thomas, Kenneth H., Bamby Ray, and Lynn Speno. Wesleyan College Historic District. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 2004.