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Skull and Bones, Yale’s oldest secret society, has a Greek Revival-style building on High Street in New Haven. The Skull and Bones tomb was built in 1856, with a rear addition constructed in 1882. In 1902-03, the north wing (to the right of the front door) was added as a mirror image of the south wing. It is uncertain which architect designed the building–possibly Alexander Jackson Davis or Henry Austin.

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Skull and Bones (1856)
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