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{{Infobox house|image=Jewett House, Vassar College, August 2014.jpg|caption=Jewett in August 2014|capacity=~235<ref>https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/jewett/</ref>|opento=All students|mascot=Owl|socials=[https://www.instagram.com/jewett.house/ Instagram]|color=~~Yellow~~}}

'''Milo Jewett House''' (usually referred to as '''Jewett House''') is one of the nine main residential houses on campus. With nine stories, it is the tallest building on campus and at one point was the tallest in Dutchess County.

'''Milo Jewett House''' (usually referred to as '''Jewett House''') is one of the nine main residential houses on campus. With nine stories, it's the tallest ~~dorm~~.

== History ==

The building was constructed in 1907 under the name North Hall.<ref name=":0">https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/jewett/</ref> In 1915, Henry Noble MacCracken gave the house its current name, after the first president of the college.<ref name=":0" />

The building was constructed in 1907 under the name '''North Hall'''.<ref name=":0">https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/jewett/</ref> In its early years it was also called '''Pilcher's Crime''', after Lewis Pilcher, the Vassar art professor who designed it.<ref>Main to Mudd, and More: An Informal History of Vassar College Buildings by Elizabeth Daniels 1987</ref> In 1915, Henry Noble MacCracken gave the house its current name, after the first president of the college.<ref name=":0" />

According to legend, Jewett resident Edna St. Vincent Millay threatened to throw herself from the roof.<ref name=":0" /> Evidently, she didn't follow through with that.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_St._Vincent_Millay</ref>

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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewett_House

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+{{Wikipedia|page=Jewett House}}{{Infobox house|image=Jewett House, Vassar College, August 2014.jpg|caption=Jewett in August 2014|capacity=~235<ref>https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/jewett/</ref>|opento=All students|mascot=Owl|socials=[https://www.instagram.com/jewett.house/ Instagram]|color=Gold|year built=1907}}
-{{Infobox house|image=Jewett House, Vassar College, August 2014.jpg|caption=Jewett in August 2014|capacity=~235<ref>https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/jewett/</ref>|opento=All students|mascot=Owl|socials=[https://www.instagram.com/jewett.house/ Instagram]|color=Yellow}}
+'''Milo Jewett House''' (usually referred to as '''Jewett House''') is one of the nine main residential houses on campus. With nine stories, it is the tallest building on campus and at one point was the tallest in Dutchess County.
-'''Milo Jewett House''' (usually referred to as '''Jewett House''') is one of the nine main residential houses on campus. With nine stories, it's the tallest dorm.
 == History ==
-The building was constructed in 1907 under the name North Hall.<ref name=":0">https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/jewett/</ref> In 1915, Henry Noble MacCracken gave the house its current name, after the first president of the college.<ref name=":0" />
+The building was constructed in 1907 under the name '''North Hall'''.<ref name=":0">https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/jewett/</ref> In its early years it was also called '''Pilcher's Crime''', after Lewis Pilcher, the Vassar art professor who designed it.<ref>Main to Mudd, and More: An Informal History of Vassar College Buildings by Elizabeth Daniels 1987</ref> In 1915, Henry Noble MacCracken gave the house its current name, after the first president of the college.<ref name=":0" />
 According to legend, Jewett resident Edna St. Vincent Millay threatened to throw herself from the roof.<ref name=":0" /> Evidently, she didn't follow through with that.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_St._Vincent_Millay</ref>
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 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewett_House
-[[Category:Buildings]]
 [[Category:Dorms]]