August 17, 2016

A.J. Drexel Paul, the founder's grandson and longtime member of the board of trustees, gives the Drexel Lodge in Newtown Township to the institute. For many years, the Drexel Lodge is a country retreat for faculty and students as well as a busy destination for dances, club meetings and faculty picnics. By 1995, the Depression-era building is out of code and in need of costly repairs, so Drexel sells it to the township.