Goucher College’s architectural legacy is linked through stone buildings that are part of both the historic downtown campus, begun for the Woman’s College of Baltimore at St. Paul and 23rd Streets, and the sylvan landscape of the current 287-acre campus in Towson. The stonework - granite, brick, and native Butler stone - reflects not only a particular architectural style for each campus but also symbolizes the strength and continuity of Goucher’s educational mission for more than 130 years.
The buildings of the original campus - those built or purchased for college use - were sold between 1941 and 1953 to provide funds for construction of new buildings in Towson. During these transition years, the college community commuted between the two locations. In 1954, the “minimal campus” needed to sustain college operations was completed, and the college was again consolidated in one place.
In 1978, the Old Goucher College Historic District was entered on the National Register of Historic Places, and eighteen buildings from the original campus were listed. The Towson campus was added to the National Register in 2007.
Original Campus |
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| Goucher Hall | 1888 |
| Bennett Hall and Annex | 1889 and 1895 |
| Alfheim Hall | 1890 |
| Vanaheim Hall | 1891 |
| Goucher House (Gouchers’ Residence) | 1892 |
| Catherine Hooper Hall | 1893 |
| Glitner Hall | 1893 |
| Fensal Hall | 1894 |
| Vingolf Hall | 1895 |
| President’s House | 1910 |
| Folksgang Hall | 1916 |
| Mardal | 1916 |
| Alumnae Lodge | 1917 |
| Gimle Hall | 1917 |
| Sessrymner Hall | 1917 |
| Midgard Hall | 1919 |
| Trudheim Hall | 1919 |
| Dunnock House | 1923 |
| Ford House | 1923 |
| Foster House | 1924 |
| Hunner House | 1928 |
Towson Campus |
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| Mary Fisher Hall | 1942 |
| Pearlstone Student Center | 1983 (Renovations 1997) |
| Heubeck Hall | 1947 and 1957-58 |
| Renovations | 2000 |
| Van Meter Hall | 1947-1949 |
| Addition/Renovations | 1997 |
| Welsh Laboratory/Hoffberger Science Building | 1947-1953 |
| East Wing | 1965 |
| Kelley Lecture Hall | 1967 |
| Moment Wing | 1981 |
| Froelicher Hall | 1950 |
| The Barn | 1951 (Burned 1961) |
| Plant Lab/Greenhouse | 1951 |
| Psychology Annex (now home to MD Horse Breeders Assn) | 1967 |
| Julia Rogers Library | 1952 |
| Robertson Wing | 1967 |
| Renovations | 1986 |
| Lilian Welsh Gymnasium | 1954 |
| Stables | 1956, 1977, 1983 |
| Von Borries Pool | 1967 |
| Todd Dance Studio | 1985 |
| Indoor Riding Arena | 1993 |
| Alumnae and Alumni House | 1956 |
| Addition/Renovations | 2000 |
| President’s House | 1957 |
| Facilities Management Services Building | 1957 |
| Stimson Hall | 1962-66 |
| Health Center | 1962 (Demolished 2000) |
| College Center/Dorsey Center | 1962 |
| Guth Memorial Gateway | 1963 |
| Haebler Memorial Chapel | 1963 |
| Meyerhoff Arts Center | 1991 |
| Decker Sports and Recreation Center | 1991 |
| Gatehouse Plaza | 1997 |
| Sondheim House | 2001 |
| Katharine and Jane Welsh Hall | 2005 |
| Athenaeum | 2009 |
| Julia Rogers renovations | 2013 |
| Pagliaro Selz Hall | 2016 |
| Froelicher Hall (moved to new location) | 2017 |
| Trustees & Fireside Halls | 2017-2018 |
| Mary Fishing Dining renovations | 2018 |
| Evelyn Dyke Schroedl ’62 Tennis Center | 2019 |