Page 2 // WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009
The Pendulum
The other side of the tracks NEWS
Holland House moves from East Area to South Campus Pam Richter Summer Editor The Holland House successfully moved about a half-mile across campus June 14. The house was moved in order to make room for a plaza that will be constructed in front of the Academic Village Area on campus. The Holland House served as the formal residence of the president of Elon from 1963 to 1990. Now, it will have a new home across the railroad tracks that divide main campus from South Campus and the athletic fields. Day one of the move included moving the house from Haggard Avenue to a
staging area on North Antioch Avenue. About 30 spectators were scattered along the sidewalks in front of the McMichael Science Building to watch the move the morning of June 13. On June 14, about 100 people circled around the moving site to watch the historic move. Workers built a wooden plank across the tracks so the house could safely move from one side to the other. Also, Duke Energy removed several power lines so the house would not hit the lines during the move. The future use of the Holland House, now in its new location on South Campus, is uncertain at the moment.
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The house sits on North Antioch Avenue on June 13 after the first part of its move to South Campus.
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Workers prepare to move Holland House on June 13 by attaching the house to one of two trucks that were used. Lindsay fendt | Staff Photographer
After weeks of preparation, construction crews moved the house from its original location in
pam richter | Photographer
A wooden plank was constructed to move the house across the
tracks.
front of the Academic
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Holland House arrives at its new location on South Campus. It is uncertain at this point what the house will be used for in the future. Before the move, it housed the Department of Leisure and Sports Management, Periclean Scholars and admissions office staff.
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Elon faculty and community members gathered to watch the move on June 14. About 30 spectators woke up early in the morning on June 13 to watch the start of the move, and about 100
people gathered on June 14.