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Cooperstown 2007 Empire State Carousel 286 viewsEmpire State Carousel Artwork, Farmers Museum
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Potter House 1 - 415 Washington Avenue286 viewsThis part of the history of Potter Houses was provided by Carlton Coulter, President, 1935. Carlton shared his vivid recollections of this history at the Potter Luncheon, Latham, November, 13, 2007. The site of the house is directly across the street from the back side of the Downtown Campus. It is just West of the Unitarian Church. The original house has been torn down and is now the site of an extension of the Church. While the exact street address is not certain, the existing buildings on either side shown in the photos below are 405 and 421.
The house was originally occupied in the Fall of 1933 by five Potter Club members and a couple of non-members, and was called "Chiseler's Inn." Housing for students in these days was oftentimes in private homes or privately owned houses that accommodated several students. In 1934 the house was solely occupied by Pottermen, becoming the first official Potter House.
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Potter House 3 - 495 State Street286 viewsThe house, as it appeared in 2006 (the one in the middle of the photo, with the triple-wide front window to the right of the entrance) was occupied by the Club in the Fall of 1938 as the third Potter House. Paul Ward `53, confirmed from the research that the house was occupied until 1943.
The State College News carried the following announcement in its September 30, 1938 issue:
The Edward Eldred Potter Club will conduct a housewarming party at the new fraternity house, 495 State Street, from 8:30 - 12:00. Potter throws its doors open to the entire student body. Everyone is urged to attend.
V. Edward Burke, 1942, was House Manager probably in his Senior year (1941-1942).
Because of declining male college enrollment during WWII , Potter Club disbanded. In the fall of 1943 the house was renamed Stokes Hall and became the home to 18 NYSCT coeds, according to Rosalie Pooler Stage, 1947. She lived in 495 State Street as a sophomore in 1944-1945.
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2006 Reunion 75th Anniversary 1954 1955 Table285 viewsSeated, L to R: Cathy Coan; Bob Coan, `55; Don Capuano, `55; Ed Franco, `55
Standing, L to R: George Wood, `54; Arline Lacey Wood, `54; Anne Franco
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Mayville Potter Reunion - 2005 1952285 viewsDan and Ruby Joy
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Mayville Potter Reunion - 2005 1952 1953285 viewsGeorge Schaertl, 1952, and Sally Litz Schaertl, 1953
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Potter House 2 - 205 Ontario Street in 2006284 viewsThe house pictured here in 2006 sits at the corner of Ontario and State Streets. You may be able to see the corner of Brubacher Hall at the rear in this picture. That area is vacant in the 1936 picture.
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Potter House 6 - Hamilton Hall,, University at Albany284 viewsTwo dormitories on the uptown site housed Potter Club; Stuyvesant Hall, on the Dutch Quad, and (pictured here) Hamilton Hall, on the Colonial Quad .
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Carlton and Elsa Coulter283 viewsCarlton and Elsa Coulter at the Reception.
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Hal and Barbara Smith and Bob Sage at the Reception283 viewsHarold Smith, `53; Barbara Van Horne Smith; and Bob Sage, President, `55
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2006 Reunion 75th Anniversary Banquet Emcee Tom Benenati283 viewsTom Benenati, 1953, Emcee for the Banquet and Program.
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Potter House 5 - Stuyvesant Hall, University at Albany283 viewsThe Club moved from 415 State Street to the then new Uptown Campus in 1964, occupying dormitory space assigned by the University, similar to what was happening to all of the fraternal groups. If an organization had sufficient occupancy, the dorm or hall could be designated the fraternal "House." Two dormitories on the uptown site housed Potter Club in the ensuing years. Stuyvesant Hall, on the Dutch Quad, and Hamilton Hall, on the Colonial Quad. This picture is of Stuyvesant.
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