Trumbull College is named for Jonathan Trumbull, the first governor of Connecticut and the only colonial governor to support the American Revolution. Trumbull was a close friend of and advisor to George Washington, and Washington’s coat of arms hangs on the dining room’s far wall with the phrase “We must consult Brother Jonathan” beneath it.
Modelled after King’s College, Cambridge, Trumbull was designed in the Collegiate Gothic style, with a Norman-style dining hall that features carved stonework, intricate leaded windows and seating alcoves along its walls.
