Pierson Tower

Pierson College (PC) is a residential college founded in 1933 at Yale University. The College takes its name from Abraham Pierson (1646-1707), one of the founders of the Collegiate School, which later became Yale University – a statue of Abraham Pierson stands on Yale’s Old Campus.

Yale University constructed the Pierson College buildings in 1933 with major elements being in the Georgian architecture or “Georgian Revival” style, and including a prominent tower, inspired by that of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. James Gamble Rogers, Yale Class of 1889, was the architect responsible for the original design of Pierson College.

Photo 42a, June 2016