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 ====== Smith House ======
-[{{ ::smith_house2.jpg?400|Smith House in 2023. Photo credit: Barbara Sternal}}]
+[{{ ::smith_house2.jpg?400|Smith House, April 2023. Photo credit: Barbara Sternal}}]
-In 1885, two houses were built at 115 and 123 [[vernon_street|Vernon Street]]. These were, respectively, the [[president_s_house|President's house]] and a house for the Rev. Henry Ferguson 1868, M.A. 1875, Hon. LL.D. 1900, the Northam Professor of History and Political Science.
+The Smith House provides accommodations for guests of the College, and serves as a venue for alumni and faculty gatherings as well as a variety of special events.
-The Ferguson House, as it was called originally, was designed by William C. Brocklesby, Class of 1869, M.A. 1872, and was later used as a two-family faculty residence. It was renovated in 1990 and designated the Smith Alumni-Faculty House in honor of Allan K. Smith, Class of 1911, Hon. LL.D. '68 and his wife, Gwendolyn Miles Smith, Hon. L.H.D. '90, who were devoted benefactors of Trinity.
+At 123 [[vernon_street|Vernon Street]], the Ferguson House, as it was called originally, was built in 1885 to house the family of Rev. Henry Ferguson 1868, M.A. 1875, Hon. LL.D. 1900, the Northam Professor of History and Political Science. Designed by William C. Brocklesby, Class of 1869, M.A. 1872, the home was used as a two-family faculty residence after the death of Ferguson. Also, in 1885, the original [[president_s_house|President's house]] had been erected nearby at [[english_department_building_115_vernon|115 Vernon]].
-The Smith House provides accommodations for guests of the College, and serves as a venue for alumni and faculty gatherings as well as a variety of special events.
+The Ferguson House was renovated in 1990 for multipurpose use and designated the Smith Alumni-Faculty House in honor of Allan K. Smith, Class of 1911, Hon. LL.D. '68 and his wife, Gwendolyn Miles Smith, Hon. L.H.D. '90, who were devoted benefactors of Trinity.
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