The property purchased by the Diocese for Huron College, later the first campus of Western University, was known as “Rough Park.” It stretched westward from St. George Street to the Thames River, and northward from St. James to Grosvenor Street. The college was situated in a large two-storey white brick residence, which had been formerly occupied by Lionel Ridout, an early London merchant. A dormitory wing was added to the building and a small chapel was erected on the grounds to provide for the spiritual needs of both faculty and students, and for training purposes.