Dean Junior College Historic District
- Vicinity: Dean Junior College
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1850/00/00 | Ray House, Dean College Admissions Building was built in the 1800s. | |||||
| 1865/00/00 | Dr Oliver Dean | Work | Franklin native Oliver Dean, establishes Dean College as an academy feeder school to Tufts College. | |||
| 1868/00/00 | Thomas W Silloway | Architect | Dean Hall, the main building of Dean Academy, built in 1868, but was destroyed by a fire in the summer of 1872. | |||
| 1874/07/00 | Dean Hall is destroyed by a fire in 1872. Ray family donated $100,000 to rebuilt the structure and it was rededicated on 7 June 1874. | |||||
| 1938/09/21 | The Hurricane of 1938 destroys the tower that topped Dean Hall (roughly the same height as the modern radio antenna) and it was not rebuilt. | Great New England Hurricane of 1938 |
| Particulars for Dean Junior College Historic District: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Higher Learning | College |
| Art Movement | Eastlake Style |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Historic Use | Library |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Architectural Style | Queen Anne |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
| Architectural Style | Stick Style |
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