Tremlett Hall; a residence hall dedicated to the Rev. Francis W. Tremlett
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Tremlett Hall; a residence hall dedicated to the Rev. Francis W. Tremlett
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Constructed as a dormitory in 1868, Tremlett Hall was named by the University of the South for the Rev. Francis W. Tremlett, an English clergyman in London who used his influence to win friends and support for the Confederate cause during the Civil War. He also assisted Sewanee's Vice-Chancellor Charles Todd Quintard (the Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee) during his trip to England in 1867 to raise funds for the opening of the University the next year. Tremlett used his connections with pro-Confederate aristocrats, business leaders, and politicians to put Quintard in touch with potential donors who would be in sympathy with bishop who had served as a Confederate chaplain during the Civil War. Moneys Quintard raised in England helped pay for the 42-resident wood-frame dormitory. The building was enlarged in 1870 and demolished in 1916.
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The original hall was a two-story wood-frame structure with room for 42 residents.
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1867
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1916
Position: 1896 (43 views)