Opening of Wilkes House Residence, Laurier Brantford

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Colour digital photograph of the opening ceremony of Wilkes House Residence. Leo Groarke, dean of Laurier Brantford, is speaking at a podium on the left. A crowd of people are gathered in the street to watch the ceremony.

Notes

The Wilkes House Residence, located at 119 Darling Street, is a 1870s heritage building named after one of Brantford’s founding families. It became a Laurier Brantford residence and student recreation facility in 2006.

Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University. Laurier Brantford opened in 1999.

Date of Original

June 22, 2006

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 3504px
Image Height: 2336px

Subject(s)

Dedications
Groarke, Leo
Laurier Brantford. Wilkes House

Local identifier

U57_DI9_11

Collection

Wilfrid Laurier University photograph collection

Geographic Coverage

Brantford

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.1334 Longitude: -80.26636

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