Homewood Campus Tour

Wyman Quadrangle (Lower Quad) was named in 1954 for William Wyman, the donor of a large portion of the land on which the University now sits. Located at the southern end of campus, the quadrangle is bounded by Shriver, Shaffer, Maryland, Krieger (Rowland), Ames, Latrobe, and Barton halls. In 1898, Wyman approached his cousin William Keyser (see Upper Quad - Keyser Quadrangle) about the possibility of donating his estate to the University. In 1902, after the donation of several adjacent parcels of land had been arranged, and Hopkins agreed to add a million dollars to the endowment, he gave the University 60 acres. Another condition of his gift was that the University give ten acres to the city for use as a park; this land, at the extreme southern end of the property, became Wyman Park Dell. The University also gave another 42 acres on the western edge campus to create Wyman Park.

Lower Quad, August 2001

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