Patricia E. Harris Center for Business, Government, and Public Policy.
Franklin & Marshall College
This building at F&M College was completed in 1929 as the Fackenthal Laboratories. It was named for Benjamin Franklin Fackenthal, Jr. He was an iron-industry executive and was president of the college’s board of trustees. The college’s library and pool were also named for him.
The architect was Charles Zeller Klauder. D. S. Warfel was the contractor. The building is a Georgian Colonial Revival design. This front elevation features a festooned oculus window and a segmental-arch pediment supported by paired limestone pilasters. These features appear on other campus buildings.
Today the building is home to the Patricia E. Harris Center for Business, Government, and Public Policy. It is named for Patti Harris (F&M 1977). She was first deputy mayor of New York City (2006 – 2013). She is the first woman in New York City’s history to have served in that position, which is the city’s highest appointed position. A redbud tree flowers here each springtime.
651 Williamson Way (Building #21) Lancaster, Pennsylvania.