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Olivet College

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1858–present. 320 S. Main St.
  • (Photograph by Kathryn Bishop Eckert)

The Reverend John J. Shipherd arrived here in 1844 with thirty-nine followers from Oberlin College in Ohio and founded Olivet Institute. In 1858 Olivet became a college dedicated to providing students with the means of intellectual, moral, and spiritual improvement without regard for race, gender, or ability to pay. The campus surrounds a green and stands on an oak- and maple-covered hill above the village of Olivet.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Kathryn Bishop Eckert
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What's Nearby

Burrage Library
Lester K. Kirk Collegiate Center
Bellevue Mill
Bellevue Municipal Building (Citizens Bank)
Second Eaton County Courthouse

Citation

Kathryn Bishop Eckert, "Olivet College", [Olivet, Michigan], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MI-01-EA3.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Michigan

Buildings of Michigan, Kathryn Bishop Eckert. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, 302-302.

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