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Ivey Hall, Lincoln University

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Ivey Hall, Lincoln University

Founded as an agricultural college in 1878, Lincoln College later became a university. Ivey Hall, named after the first director, William Edward Ivey, was completed in 1879 and remains the hub of the campus.

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John Wilson, Canterbury places – Ellesmere district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10264/ivey-hall-lincoln-university (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.