Day 41 - 2/10/11

Cupola, Spring Hill College Administration Building

It seems as though the cupola has always rested atop Spring Hill College's Administration Building.  But actually, it was replaced on June 25 of 2008, after being destroyed during a hurricane in 1916. The Administration Building, where I work, was first constructed in 1830, and is still standing on the very foundation that it was first structured on.

I have worked at the College for over 17 years and in this building (right off the rotunda) for most of those years, with the exception of the year and a half that this section of the building was under renovation.  During that time our office was moved over to the new library.  We are now back into a beautiful new building, that still has the character of a very old building but with the modern perks of central heating and AC (which is sometimes good and sometimes bad).

I have taken dozen of shots of the cupola trying to get the right angle, but to no avail.  Even today, the one I wanted to post would only upload sideways, so everyone would have to look at my posts with their head tilted.  lol . . . So, I finally decided to post the one you see above.  I think I will continue to work on this picture, but for now, this one came out pretty good.