The Pergola

The Pergola was built under the direction of Jessica Todd in an attempt to beautify Todd Hall. This was because of the unattractive appearance of the potato cellar and the heating and laundry plants, that were built to house the truck load of potatoes and other vegetables brought in. Therefore, she built the Pergola on the East end of the potato cellar. She also had flowers planted around the fountain which gave it another name of "The Queens Rose Garden." It was designed by John V. Bennes and in a letter from Stebbins to President Rice in 1973 he stated that in a 1922 Monmouth Herald newsletter, the pergola was presented to the school by the seniors as a class gift and the bird bath was given by the student body.