he called “Romanesque-American,”
in which he related the solidity and heaviness of the Romanesque to American climate and construction materials. The foundations were stone from local quarries, the walls of blue stone from the Genesee Valley, and the trim of brown stone from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The building, which had cost $140,000, was in use by January, 1891, and in June James C. Colgate, acting for his father, formally presented it to the University. It served its original purpose until 1958 when the Everett Needham Case Library superseded it and the Romance Languages Department took occupancy. In 1964 it was remodeled for the administrative offices which had been displaced the year previous when fire destroyed the Administration Building, formerly Colgate Academy.
In 1880, at Dr. Dodge’s request, the Board appointed Professor Newton Lloyd Andrews as Dean of the Faculty to be associated with the President “in the government and discipline of the College.” It is possible that Dodge’s poor health indicated that he have this assistance. Andrews, Professor of Greek since 1868, was an effective teacher and became an outstanding dean. Not only on campus was he helpful to the President but also at various public occasions where he
