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Grant Hall (Queen's University)

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It regularly is used as a symbol of the university. Many ceremonial events, plays, and concerts take place in Grant Hall. Classes rarely take place in the hall but due to the large, open space, exams sometimes are scheduled. All university convocation is done in Grant Hall.
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As a result, in 1902 the student population fundraised over $ 35,000 needed to complete the building. The building was finished in 1905 and named posthumously in honour of
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Grant Hall was built as part of a broader campus expansion plan from 1902 to 1912. Originally, the building was to be funded and named after the
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Council. The council withdrew financial support for the building in 1901 however, due to the anti-
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The main exterior of the building is cladded in limestone and features design in the
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and his 25-year anniversary as the university's principal.
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A large, iconic feature is the square clock tower with
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that also designed other early buildings on campus.
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Neo-Romanesque
Kingston
Ontario
Queen's University
Queen's University at Kingston
Kingston
Ontario
Principal
George Monro Grant
Frontenac County
prohibition
George Monro Grant
George Monro Grant
Toronto
architectural firm
World War I
military hospital
Romanesque-style
belfry
stained-glass
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