{"id":4443,"date":"2020-01-31T12:19:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T17:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?page_id=4443"},"modified":"2020-01-31T15:50:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T20:50:30","slug":"renovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/morrice-hall\/renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Demolition &#038; Renovation: New Home for the Institute of Islamic Studies and Library (1961-1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/morrice-hall\/\">INTRODUCTION<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/morrice-hall\/foundation\/\">FOUNDATION (1865-1873)<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/morrice-hall\/expansion\/\">EXPANSION (1874-1882)<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/morrice-hall\/interruption\/\">INTERRUPTION (1918-1946)<\/a> | DEMOLITION &amp; RENOVATION (1961-1983)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4443 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?attachment_id=3813'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/demolition-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/demolition-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/demolition-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/demolition-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/demolition-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/demolition.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3813'>\n\t\t\t\tDemolition page of the touch table exhibition. Greg Houston, 2017.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?attachment_id=3814'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/renovation-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/renovation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/renovation-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/renovation-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/renovation-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/renovation.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3814'>\n\t\t\t\tRenovation page of the touch table exhibition. Greg Houston, 2017.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>1961-1965<\/strong><br \/>\nBy the 1950s, the two Presbyterian College buildings started to show major signs of deterioration which would require extensive repairs and renovations. However, as these repairs would be quite costly, relocation seemed a more sensible choice for the College. Since the College occupied a valuable piece of land on the McGill University campus, McGill expressed an interest in exchanging the College buildings and land for another property at the eastern edge of campus, at the corner of University street and Milton street. The proposed exchange was accepted and the Presbyterian College moved into its new home at 3495 University street in 1963, where it remains presently. In 1961, McGill University announced a 5-year and $ 55 million building plan including the construction of a new 10-to-12 story tower to house departments of the Social Sciences and Humanities to be built on the location of the original 1873 Presbyterian College building. By 1965, the oldest part of the Presbyterian College buildings was demolished, and the new 10-story tower, the Stephen Leacock building, was constructed in its place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1982-1983<\/strong><br \/>\nHowever, the remaining part of the College, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualcampustour.mcgill.ca\/en\/details\/5\/morrice-hall\">Morrice Hall<\/a>, survived the campus changes and remains standing today as it did in 1882. Renovations to repair and adapt Morrice Hall were carried out in preparation of accommodating its new tenants: the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudies\/\"> Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS)<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/library\/branches\/islamic\">Islamic Studies Library (ISL)<\/a>, and the English Department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tuesdaynightcafetheatre.wordpress.com\/\">Tuesday Night Caf\u00e9 Theatre (TNC)<\/a>. Once these were completed, in 1983, the IIS and ISL \u2013 then occupying a space in the Leacock building \u2013 moved into the building where they still are today.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Photographs:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><div id=\"metaslider-id-4488\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-106-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-4488 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-simply-dark\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Demolition \u2013 1\/2\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_4488\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_4488\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4492 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:31:57\" data-filename=\"isl_image-060-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-060.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-060-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4488 slide-4492 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Site of the Leacock building\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Site of the Stephen Leacock building after demolition of the original Presbyterian College building. 1963, McGill Archives.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4493 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:31:57\" data-filename=\"isl_image-062-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-062.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-062-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4488 slide-4493 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran outside Leacock building\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran outside Leacock building during his visit to McGill and the Institute of Islamic Studies. 1965, McGill News, McGill Archives.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4494 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:32:29\" data-filename=\"isl_image-063-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-063.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-063-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4488 slide-4494 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Leacock building completed\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Leacock building completed, with Morrice Hall. 1965, Han-Sa, McGill Archives.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4490 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:30:38\" data-filename=\"isl_image-051-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-051-0x0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-051-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4488 slide-4490 msDefaultImage\" title=\"isl_image-051\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall, Lauren Goldman, 2017.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4489 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:30:27\" data-filename=\"isl_image-057-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-057.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-057-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4488 slide-4489 msDefaultImage\" title=\"isl_image-057\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Door to the Octagon room, Jillian Mills, 2017.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4491 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:31:22\" data-filename=\"isl_image-059-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-059.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-059-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4488 slide-4491 msDefaultImage\" title=\"isl_image-059\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Octagon room, Lauren Goldman, 2017.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-4495\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-106-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-4495 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-simply-dark\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Demolition \u2013 2\/2\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_4495\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_4495\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4498 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:33:58\" data-filename=\"isl_image-061-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-061.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-061-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4495 slide-4498 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Leacock building under construction\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Stephen Leacock building under construction. 1965, McGill Archives.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4499 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:33:58\" data-filename=\"isl_image-050-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-050.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-050-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4495 slide-4499 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Morrice Hall and Leacock\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall and Leacock, Lauren Goldman, 2017.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4500 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:35:27\" data-filename=\"isl_image-043-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-043-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4495 slide-4500 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Architectural Model: Morrice Hall\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Architectural Model: Morrice Hall Renovations. 1982ca, Brian Merrett, McGill Archives. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4501 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:35:27\" data-filename=\"isl_image-044-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-044-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4495 slide-4501 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Architectural Model: Morrice Hall\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Architectural Model: Morrice Hall Renovations. 1982ca, Brian Merrett, McGill Archives. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4502 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:35:27\" data-filename=\"isl_image-038-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-038-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4495 slide-4502 msDefaultImage\" title=\"isl_image-038\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Exterior of Morrice Hall with construction truck. 1983ca, McGill Archives<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4503 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:35:27\" data-filename=\"isl_image-037-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-037-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4495 slide-4503 msDefaultImage\" title=\"isl_image-037\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Construction outside of Morrice Hall. 1983ca, McGill Archives.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4504 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:35:28\" data-filename=\"isl_image-035-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-035-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4495 slide-4504 msDefaultImage\" title=\"isl_image-035\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Construction scene outside Morrice Hall. 1983ca, Robert Bellini, McGill Archives<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4505 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:35:28\" data-filename=\"isl_image-034-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-034.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-034-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4495 slide-4505 msDefaultImage\" title=\"isl_image-034\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Exterior view of Morrice Hall with construction. 1983ca, McGill Archives<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4506 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:35:28\" data-filename=\"isl_image-053-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-053.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-053-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4495 slide-4506 msDefaultImage\" title=\"isl_image-053\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall, south-west view, Jillian Mills, 2017.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4497 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-27 17:33:25\" data-filename=\"isl_image-055-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_image-055-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4495 slide-4497 msDefaultImage\" title=\"isl_image-055\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall interior, Jillian Mills, 2017.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<h1><strong> Plans &amp; Maps:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-4463\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-106-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-4463 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-simply-dark\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Demolition \u2013 plans and maps\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_4463\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_4463\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4464 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-20 18:29:44\" data-filename=\"isl_plan-013-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-013.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-013-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4463 slide-4464 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Morrice Hall, basement level\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall, Basement level. Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte &amp; Associ\u00e9s Architectes, 1981.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4465 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-20 18:29:44\" data-filename=\"isl_plan-014-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-014-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4463 slide-4465 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Morrice Hall, 1st floor\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall, 1st floor. Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte &amp; Associ\u00e9s Architectes, 1981.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4466 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-20 18:29:44\" data-filename=\"isl_plan-015-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-015-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4463 slide-4466 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Morrice Hall 2nd floor\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall, 2nd floor. Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte &amp; Associ\u00e9s Architectes, 1981.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4467 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-20 18:29:44\" data-filename=\"isl_plan-016-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-016-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4463 slide-4467 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Morrice Hall, 3rd floor\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall, 3rd floor. Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte &amp; Associ\u00e9s Architectes, 1981.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4468 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-20 18:29:44\" data-filename=\"isl_plan-017-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-018.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-017-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4463 slide-4468 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Morrice Hall\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall, side view before renovation. Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte &amp; Associ\u00e9s Architectes, 1981.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4469 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-20 18:29:44\" data-filename=\"isl_plan-018-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-018.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-018-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4463 slide-4469 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Morrice Hall\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall, side view before renovation. Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte &amp; Associ\u00e9s Architectes, 1981.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4470 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-20 18:29:44\" data-filename=\"isl_plan-019-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-019-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4463 slide-4470 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Morrice Hall\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall, side view after renovation. Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte &amp; Associ\u00e9s Architectes, 1981.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4471 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-20 18:29:45\" data-filename=\"isl_plan-020-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-020.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-020-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4463 slide-4471 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Morrice Hall\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrice Hall, side view after renovation. Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte &amp; Associ\u00e9s Architectes, 1981.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4578 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-01-31 15:49:55\" data-filename=\"isl_plan-005-1-0x0.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-005-1.jpg\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_plan-005-1-0x0.jpg\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4463 slide-4578 msDefaultImage\" title=\"McGill Downtown Campus Technical Map\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">McGill Downtown Campus Technical Map. McGill Campus and Space Planning, 2011.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_pdf-014.pdf\">McGill Daily<\/a>:<\/em> volume 51, number 22, October 24th, 1961.<br \/>\nMcGill&#8217;s expansion plan that results in the demolition of the original College building, and construction of Leacock, is annonced.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_pdf-015.pdf\">McGill Daily<\/a>:<\/em> volume 51, number 23, October 25th, 1961.<br \/>\nPage one includes an image of the expansion plan proposed for McGill campus, including the Leacock towers, while students discuss the proposal for the new Union building in &#8220;Latest or Last?&#8221; on page 2.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2019\/05\/isl_pdf-016.pdf\">McGill Daily<\/a>:<\/em> volume 51, number 28, November 1st, 1961.<br \/>\nThis entire issue is devoted to discussion of the location of the new Union building and includes an aerial photo of campus on the first page; Morrice Hall and the original College building are seen in the lower right of the photo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INTRODUCTION | FOUNDATION (1865-1873) | EXPANSION (1874-1882) | INTERRUPTION (1918-1946) | DEMOLITION &amp; RENOVATION (1961-1983) 1961-1965 By the 1950s, the two Presbyterian College buildings started to show major signs of deterioration which would require extensive repairs and renovations. 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