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Anderson and Wilder Towers Anderson and Wilder Towers

Anderson and Wilder Towers

Built in 1962, Anderson Tower is a residence hall named for Martin Brewer Anderson, the University's first president, who served from 1853 until 1888 and was a member of the Board of Trustees from 1887 until his death. The original Anderson Hall was located on the Prince Street Campus.

Across Founders Court is Anderson's sister building, Wilder Tower. Also built in 1962, it was named for John Nichols Wilder, who was the University's first chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1850 to 1858. Wilder declined the University presidency for business reasons but played an important role in its early years.

The Founders Court towers were known to be among the first coed dormitories in the country. Each of these buildings houses approximately 260 students in suite-style rooms.