Please enjoy these ground plans and photographs of Mount Holyoke College. Founded in 1837, Mount Holyoke College is the first all-women's college in the US, which makes the school a Victorian institution. Frederick Law Olmstead (1822-1903), who is best known for his plans for Central Park, designed the original grounds. The school's meandering paths, forests, and rolling streams are reminiscent of this fact. I read somewhere that Olmstead also modeled the Mount Holyoke ground after an insane asylum. The meandering paths and water are supposed to calm women's nerves. I would have to return to the Mount Holyoke archives in order to find a citation, so for now, consider this tidbit juicy folklore.
Image 1: http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/help/popmap.html
Image 2: http://www.thefullwiki.org/Timeline_of_women's_colleges_in_the_United_States
Image 3: http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=55831
Image 4: http://www.bogoboo.com/5-beautiful-colleges-usa/
Image 1: http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/help/popmap.html
Image 2: http://www.thefullwiki.org/Timeline_of_women's_colleges_in_the_United_States
Image 3: http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=55831
Image 4: http://www.bogoboo.com/5-beautiful-colleges-usa/
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