page_title: Widener University
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Widener University / History / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: The Manor House on the campus of Widener University in Chester Pennsylvania built by Jonathan Edwards Woodbridge - photo taken August 2018
context_page_description: Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania. The university has three other campuses: two in Pennsylvania and one in Wilmington, Delaware.
  Founded as The Bullock School for Boys in 1821, the school was established in Wilmington, Delaware. It became The Alsop School for Boys from 1846 to 1853, and then Hyatt's Select School for Boys from 1853 to 1859. Military instruction was introduced in 1858, and the school changed its name in 1859 to Delaware Military Academy. It moved to Pennsylvania in 1862 and became Chester County Military Academy. It was known as Pennsylvania Military College after 1892 and adopted the Widener name in 1972.
  About 3,300 undergraduates and 3,300 graduate students attend Widener in eight degree-granting schools. The university offers associate's, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees in areas ranging from traditional liberal arts to professional programs. It is classified among "Doctoral/Professional Universities" and a "Community Engagement Institution".
context_section_description: The Manor House was designed and built by Jonathan Edwards Woodbridge in 1888 at 14th and Potter Street.  It was a wedding gift to his wife, Louise Deshong, and was originally named "The Louise".  It was modeled after the late 19th-century English country manor style and is unique for its hand-made brick construction.
  The house was given to the city of Chester as a home for young women.  In 1976, Widener University purchased the home for use as a student residence.   It later became home to the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority.  The home is currently used by Widener University as a student dormitory.
  The Old Main and Chemistry Building were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
caption: The Manor House on the campus of Widener University built by Jonathan Edwards Woodbridge in 1888
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