from the Gibbons v. Ogden case, and who pieced together a 95-acre (38 ha) estate in Madison in 1832. He named his holdings "The Forest", from which Drew got its nickname the "University in the Forest".
The following year, Gibbons commissioned the design and construction of a Greek Revival antebellum-style residence that was completed in 1836.
In 1867, financier and railroad tycoon Daniel Drew purchased Gibbons's estate from his descendants for $140,000. A devout Methodist, Drew donated the estate to the church to establish a Methodist theological seminary. The estate's mansion was renamed Mead Hall in honor of Drew's wife, Roxanna Mead.
Drew's academic buildings feature a mix of Greek Revival, Collegiate Gothic, and neoclassical architecture on a 186-acre (75 ha) wooded campus in the middle of a bustling suburban town. The campus features the Drew Forest Preserve, an 80-acre (32 ha) expanse restored by the planting of 1,100 native trees and shrubs by the university community and volunteer assistance from pharmaceutical …
中文名/译名
SAT EBRW 25%
560
SAT EBRW 75%
680
SAT Math 25th %
550
SAT Math 75th %
640
ACT Composite 25th %
25
ACT Composite 50th %
27
ACT Composite 75th %
31
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