Eastern University St Davids Pennsylvania

The American Baptist Churches USA affiliated Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania has a picturesque 114 acre main campus that is lush with greenery. Before the college located there in 1952, the grounds formed the estate of local leather manufacturer Charles S. Walton. Walton Hall, perhaps Eastern s most prominent building, is a converted 55 room mansion that dates to around 1913 and was designed by Philadelphia architect David Knickerbacker Boyd. The Mediterranean styled structure now serves as the university s student center, chapel and dining hall and sits right beside man made Willow Lake. Another of Eastern s longstanding icons is its beloved, recently renovated waterwheel. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate programs.