Also Known As: Merrell-Barker House; Lambda.

Location: On the current site of S.N. Pickard Commons, at the corner of Elm and Congress Streets.

Date of Construction: 1862.

Acquired by College: Purchased from A.L. Barker and his wife on July 1,1953. Financed from endowment funds.

Cost: $15,000.

Capacity: 19.

Former Uses: Originally built as a residence by Professor Edward H. Merrell, who became the second president of the College (1876-1891), it was later used as a residence by Professor of Chemistry (and Dean of the College in the early 1950s) Augustus Lawrence Barker. Beginning in the fall of 1953, it was used by the Lambda Delta Alpha social fraternity. In 1958, the men who lived in Barker were moved to the newly-built Quads.

Razed or Sold: Razed for S.N. Pickard Commons, 1962-63.

References: Tomkies, p.3; Note in Archives Photo File dated 1973.