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Bergen Pickett
Photographer — Class of
2029
1 photo by Bergen Pickett
Bergen PickettSTORIED SEARLES: The controversial salmon neoclassical facade of Searles Hall has stood on the Main Quad since 1894. Now the subject of ghost encounter tales, the science building was constructed in honor of Mary Frances Sherwood, the wife of interior decorator Edward Searles, despite the fact that neither individual ever stepped foot on Bowdoin's campus.