Today

Today, use of the Nott Memorial more fully conforms to the original expectations for the building. The main Floor, in honor of Margaret MacGregor Dyson, is a meeting hall with flexible seating for up to 400 persons for lectures, conferences, and other college events. The Gallery, in honor of David C. Mandeville, Class of 1945, is a space for exhibitions of art, science, and historical artifacts throughout the year. The third floor, in honor of Frederick C. Wickoff, Jr., Class of 1943, is an informal gathering and study space for students.

Time line of the Nott Memorial

1813
The central 'round building' appears in Joseph Ramee's plans for the new Union Campus on Nistiquona Hill outside Schenectady.

1858
Forty-five years after the first building goes up on the new campus, construction begins on Alumni or Graduates' Hall, the early name for the Nott Memorial.

1869
Following the Civil War, students stage a mock burial of the trustees for their failure to continue construction.

1879
Construction is officially completed, although the hall has no heating system and no plumbing facilities.

1902
Andrew Carnegie pledges $40,000 to renovate the building.

1904
On the centennial of Eliphalet Nott's inauguration as Union's President, the College dedicates the building in his honor. For nearly sixty years, the building is the College Library.

1961-63
Schaffer Library opens; the theater and the College Bookstore move into the Nott Memorial.

1993
Work begins on the restoration of the Nott Memorial.

1995
The Nott Memorial, fully restored, is rededicated on February , 1995 - the 200th anniversary of the founding of the College.

For More Information
Union College 518.388.6000
About Mandeville Gallery: 518.388.6004
Gallery web site: www.union.edu/links/gallery