Hilltop is a historic building on the

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campus in

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. The original section was built about 1810, with a large brick wing added in 1904. It is a two-story, five bay,

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ed brick building. It features a huge two-story hexastyle

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with massive

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columns. Originally built as a private dwelling, it was converted to

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/ref> In 1991, it was completely restored thanks to the patronage of heiresses Margaret Hunt Hill and

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. It was listed on the

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(NRHP) in 1979.

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