▁Washington ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁to ▁nine ▁students ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁next ▁to ▁Bush nell ▁Park , ▁where ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁then ▁stood , ▁was ▁de emed ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁ideal ▁location ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁state ▁house . ▁So ▁the ▁trust ees ▁were ▁persu aded ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁entire ▁campus ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁for ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁trust ees ▁moved ▁the ▁college ▁to ▁an ▁ 8 0 - acre ▁site ▁on ▁a ▁r idge ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁edge ▁of ▁Hart ford . ▁Then - pres ident ▁Ab ner ▁Jackson ▁h ired ▁an ▁English ▁architect ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁plans ▁for ▁an ▁entire ▁campus . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁campus ▁was ▁begun ▁under ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Thomas ▁R ugg les ▁P yn ch on ▁( 1 8 7 4 – 1 8 8 3 ). ▁ ▁New ▁campus ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁was ▁persu aded ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁its ▁dow nt own ▁" Col lege ▁Hill " ▁location ▁( now ▁Capit ol ▁Hill , ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁capit ol ▁building ) ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁ ▁campus ▁a ▁mile ▁south west . ▁Although ▁the ▁college ▁sold ▁its ▁land ▁over looking ▁the ▁Park ▁River ▁and ▁Bush nell ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁complete ▁its ▁move ▁to ▁its ▁Gall ows ▁Hill ▁campus ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁original