Cobb Divinity School was a Baptist theological institute. Founded in 1840, it was a Free Will Baptist graduate school affiliated with several Free Baptist institutions throughout its history. Cobb was part of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, United States from 1870 until 1908 when it merged with the college's Religion Department.
Cobb Divinity School's facility from 1870 to 1895. The building now serves as John Bertram Hall on the campus of Bates College
Cobb Divinity School faculty, ca. 1895, featuring Professors John Fullonton, Alfred W. Anthony, Purinton, Howe, and Benjamin F. Hayes
Cobb Divinity School building from 1895-1908. Currently Roger Williams Hall on the campus of Bates College
Bates College is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the campus of Bates totals 813 acres (329 ha). It maintains 600 acres (240 ha) of nature preserve known as the "Bates-Morse Mountain" near Campbell Island and a coastal center on Atkins Bay.
The college's oldest academic building, Hathorn Hall was built in 1856 by Boston architect Gridley J. F. Bryant.
The college's garnet gateways, 1906
Robert F. Kennedy (second from left), in front of Smith Hall, during Winter Carnival.
View from the steps of Hathorn Hall during commencement week, outlooking the Historic Quad, directly facing Lindholm House, the admissions office.
