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Miami University Buildings, Past and Present Being A Summary of Some Names and Dates Associated With Them Peter Flintermann Reference Librarian 1965‐66? This list of Miami buildings is by no means complete, yet it does include the principal structures, especially those names in honor of a particular individual, or having special historical significance. The omissions are primarily fraternities and a number of temporary structures built during World War II. Although in the time span of history, Miami’s story has a relatively recent beginning, there is already considerable uncertainty surrounding some events in Miami’s earlier history. In spite of attempts, therefore to verify all dates, undoubtedly some errors have crept in, which hopefully can be corrected in future revisions as additional sources of information are uncovered. Some discrepancies in building dates, however, are more apparent than real, as in cases where a building has been constructed over a period of several years, one source giving the beginning date, another choosing the date of completion, or some date in between. No citations to sources are given, but a record of such sources has been kept and is available from the compiler. Additional information can be obtained from the office of Robert Howard, Director of Public Information, who has been very helpful in supplying some of the missing data after all other sources had been exhausted. Buildings marked with an asterisk are not longer in existence. Administration Building See: Roudebush Hall Also: Benton Hall (former Administration Building) Alumni Library Built with the assistance of Andrew Carnegie funds, the library was opened in April, 1910, the collection of 28,000 volumes, originally housed in old Harrison Hall, being moved into its new quarters in the summer and fall immediately following. The collection has since grown to more than 400,000 volumes, and to accommodate an expanding student body as well, new wings were added in 1924 (east) and in 1952 (west). *Anderson Hall Built 1919 as a temporary structure. Originally known as East Hall (q.v.), then West Hall; finally renamed Anderson Hall (1948‐49) in recognition of William C. Anderson, Miami’s fourth president, 1849‐1854. Demolition June. 1961.
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MiamiUniversityBuildings,PastandPresentBeingASummaryofSomeNamesandDatesAssociatedWithThem
PeterFlintermannReferenceLibrarian
1965‐66?
ThislistofMiamibuildingsisbynomeanscomplete,yetitdoesincludetheprincipalstructures,especiallythosenamesinhonorofaparticularindividual,orhavingspecialhistoricalsignificance.TheomissionsareprimarilyfraternitiesandanumberoftemporarystructuresbuiltduringWorldWarII.Althoughinthetimespanofhistory,Miami’sstoryhasarelativelyrecentbeginning,thereisalreadyconsiderableuncertaintysurroundingsomeeventsinMiami’searlierhistory.Inspiteofattempts,thereforetoverifyalldates,undoubtedlysomeerrorshavecreptin,whichhopefullycanbecorrectedinfuturerevisionsasadditionalsourcesofinformationareuncovered.Somediscrepanciesinbuildingdates,however,aremoreapparentthanreal,asincaseswhereabuildinghasbeenconstructedoveraperiodofseveralyears,onesourcegivingthebeginningdate,anotherchoosingthedateofcompletion,orsomedateinbetween.Nocitationstosourcesaregiven,butarecordofsuchsourceshasbeenkeptandisavailablefromthecompiler.AdditionalinformationcanbeobtainedfromtheofficeofRobertHoward,DirectorofPublicInformation,whohasbeenveryhelpfulinsupplyingsomeofthemissingdataafterallothersourceshadbeenexhausted.Buildingsmarkedwithanasteriskarenotlongerinexistence.AdministrationBuilding See:RoudebushHall Also:BentonHall(formerAdministrationBuilding)AlumniLibrary
BuiltwiththeassistanceofAndrewCarnegiefunds,thelibrarywasopenedinApril,1910,thecollectionof28,000volumes,originallyhousedinoldHarrisonHall,beingmovedintoitsnewquartersinthesummerandfallimmediatelyfollowing.Thecollectionhassincegrowntomorethan400,000volumes,andtoaccommodateanexpandingstudentbodyaswell,newwingswereaddedin1924(east)andin1952(west).
*AndersonHall
Built1919asatemporarystructure.OriginallyknownasEastHall(q.v.),thenWestHall;finallyrenamedAndersonHall(1948‐49)inrecognitionofWilliamC.Anderson,Miami’sfourthpresident,1849‐1854.DemolitionJune.1961.
Anderson(New)
Location:SouthcampusonOakStreet.DedicatedSeptember.1961.NamedafterWilliamC.Anderson,Miami’sfourthpresident1849‐1854.Presbyterianminister.
BentonHall
Completed1908,anddedicatedFebruary22nd.Housedadministrationofficesuntil1956.OfficesvacatedbyadministrationnowusedbyMusicDepartment.KnownasAdministrationBuildingorAuditoriumuntilSeptember1926,whenitwasnamedafterGuyPotterBenton,12thpresidentofMiami,1902‐1911.AlthoughordainedaMethodistEpiscopalclergyman,hisexperiencebeforecomingtoMiamiwasprimarilyinschoolandcollegeadministrationinKansasandIowa.PresidentofUniversityofVermont1911‐1919,andpresidentofUniversityofthePhillipines1921‐1924.DiedJune28,1927.
BetaTower(BetaCompanile)
Centennialgiftofnationalfraternity.CornerstonelaidNov.10,1940.DedicationMay17,1941.Thebells,arrivinginOxfordJuly1939,weretemporarilyhungintheeasttowerofoldHarrisonHall,pendingconstructionoftheBetaTower.IndividuallyinscribedwiththeGreeklettersBeta,Theta,Pi,and1839‐1939,thefourbellsweigh3000,1200,800,and600poundsrespectively.TheywerefirstsoundedAugust8,1939ontheoccasionoftheirpresentationtotheUniversityatthecentenaryconventionofBetaThetaPi,andweremovedtotheCampanileduringSpringvacation1941.Electricallyactuated,theysoundtheWestminsterseriesonthequarterhour,thelargebellstrikingthehour.
BevierCottage See:InstructionalResearchServiceBillingsNatatorium
Location:NorthcampusonTallawandaAvenue.Completed1952.NamesafterJohnShawBillings,classof1857.Physician,librarian,bibliographer,administrator,historian,andpublichealthauthority.,DirectoroftheSurgeonGeneral’slibrary,1876‐1895,inwhichcapacityhebeganpublicationofthemonumentalIndexCatalogueofLibraryofSurgeonGeneral’sOfficeandtheIndexMedicus.FirstdirectoroftheNewYorkPublicLibrary,1896‐1913.Died1913.
BishopHall
Built1912assecondwomen’sdormitory.PriortoconstructionofWadeMacMillianHospital,portionsofitwereusedasahospital,withthewholebuildingbeingusedforthispurposeduringtheinfluenzaepidemicof1918.NamedafterRobertHamiltonBishop,firstpresidentofMiamiUniversity,
1824‐1841.BorninScotlandin1777,wasgraduatedfromEdinburghUniversityin1798.APresbyterianminister,hecameoverfromScotlandin1802.ProfessoratTransylvaniaCollege,1804‐1824,untilhebecamepresidentatMiami.ContinuedasProfessorofHistoryandPoliticalScienceafterhisresignationaspresident.Dismissedfromfacultyin1844,heaccompaniedScotttoFarmer’sCollegein1845,wherehespentthelasttenyearsofhislifeincomparativepeace,afteralifeofstrugglesandconflict.OriginallyburiedongroundsofFarmer’sCollege.ReburiedinagraveneartheformalgardensofMiamiUniversity,June20,1959.
*BishopHouseLocation:FormerlynortheastcornerofBishopandHighStreets.Originalportionofthehousewasbuilt1834forWilliamW.Bishop,eldestsonofMiami’sfirstpresident.Butbecauseofaccumulateddebts,hedepartedwestwardbeforeitwascompleted,leavinghouseanddebtsinhisfather’shands.RobertHamiltonBishopfinishedthehouseandoccupieditfrom1836untilheleftMiamiin1845tojointhefacultyofFarmer’sCollege.Titletothehousewasthenacquiredbyhisson,RobertBishopII(OldBobby)in1851,andin1854headdedasecondstory.DuringhisoccupancyitbecamethesiteoftheannualMiamiAlumnidinneratcommencementtime,thelastonebeingheldtherein1889.OnJune7,1929theBishopHomesteadwaspresentedtotheUniversitybytheheirsoftheBishopfamily,butpresentedtotheUniversitybutthefamilycontinuedtooccupyituntilabout1940,whenitwasusedforthefirsttimeforfacultyhousing.LaterhousedmusicstudiosandofficesoftheDeanoftheSchoolofFineArts.Wastorndownin1960,beingreplacedbytwonewresidencesforadministrativeofficialsoftheUniversity.
BlanchardHouse
OneofseveralbuildingsacquiredbyMiamiin1928withthemergerofOxfordCollege.LocatedwestofOxfordCollegeonElmStreet.FormerlyknownasthePowerHouse,itwaslaternamedWestCottageandusedasastudentresidence.In1914wasconvertedintoamodelDomesticScienceHouse,withtheChemistryDepartmentoccupyingpartofthesecondfloorafteranewadditionwasbuildin1913.FollowingthemergerwithMiami,itwasconvertedin1930intoanapartmentbuilding,andwaspartiallyusedforstudentsin1934‐35,beingdesignated“theOxfordCollegeAnnex”.BecameBlanchardHousein1935inhonorofCarolineD.Blanchard,OxfordCollegefacultymember,1893‐1928.DiedJuly28,1935.Continuedaswomen’sresidenceupuntil1957‐58,when,beingadjacenttotheFoodServiceBuilding,itwasmadepartoftheadministrativeoperationoftheDirectorofResidenceHalls,andassuch,nowhousestheofficeoftheFoodServicePurchasingAgent.
BonhamHouse(Stanton‐McFarlandHouse)
Built1867byPresidentStanton.Originally“Stanton’sMansion”,onlylaterbecameknownasBonhamHouse.Boughtatsheriff’ssalebyR.W.McFarland
in1873.WasrentedbyMcFarlanduntilhisreturntoOxfordin1885aspresidentoftheNewMiami.Hisdaughterandherhusband,FrancesandLlewellynBonham,occupieditlateruntiltheywereforcedtovacateitafterfiredamagein1942.WasacquiredbytheUniversitysoonafterwards,andin1945wasusedtohousecertainadministrativeofficesasatemporarymeasuretorelieveovercrowdingofofficespaceinBenton.SpeechClinicandSecuritymovedintovacatedofficesaftercompletionofnewAdministrationBuildingin1956.
BrandonHall
Location:NorthcampusonTallawandaAve.OccupiedSeptember1959.NamedafterEdgarEwingBrandon,Dean,VicePresident,ActingPresident,1909‐1910and1927‐1928.ProfessorofRomanceLanguages.Died1957.
BriceHall
FirstbuildingconstructedaftertheCivilWar,originalsectionbeingerected1892.Middleandwestportionswereadded1904‐1905.OriginallyhousedallthescientificdepartmentsandwascalledBriceScientificHall.TheChemistryDepartmentmovedoutaftercompletionoftheChemistryBuildingin1914,andPhysicsandBotanyoccupiedthesouthsectionofIrvinHallin1928,leavingonlyZoologyandGeology.WithcompletionofthenorthwingofUphamin1950,theZoologyDepartmentalsotookleave.NowonlyGeologyremained,butfifteenyearslaterittoowaslookingforwardtonewquarters,withlandbeingclearedintheSpringof1965foranewearthsciencebuildingtohousebothgeologyandgeography.NamedAfterCalvinS.Brice,classof1863.Lawyer,OhioSenator1891‐1897,andoneofAmerica’sgreatrailroaddevelopersandmanagers.HefoundedtheLakeErieandWesternRailroad,wasoneoftheorganizersoftheNickelPlaterailroad,andwasassociatedwithtenotherrailroads.hewasalsoaMiamitrusteeandbenefactor.
CarolineScottHarrisonMemorial See:OxfordCollegeCenterHall See:MacCrackenHall*Chemistry(old)
Firstsectionbuiltin1914asatemporaryone‐floorlaboratoryandclassroombuildingjustwestofthepresentHughesHall.AnadditionwascompletedSeptember,1918.AfterconstructionofthecentralunitofHughesHallin1931,itcontinuedtobeusedforgenerallaboratories,anditwasnotuntil1939thatitwasreplacedbytheadditionofawestwingtoHughesHall,itbeingtorndowninDecember,1938.Priorto1914chemistryhadbeentaughtinBriceHall,havingbeenestablishedasaseparatedepartmentin1903.Butthenaturalsciences,
includingchemistry,wereincludedinthecurriculumwhenMiamifirstopeneditsdoorsin1824,althoughitwasnotuntilaround1826that“asmallwellselectedphilosophicalandchemicalapparatus”wasacquired.“OldEgypt”(q.v.)becamethefirstseparatesciencebuildingin1838,andfollowingStoddard’sdeparturein1870theoldchapelinHarrisonHallwasconvertedintoanewsciencehall.
ClokeyHall(oldHepburnHall)
Buildin1905,itwasMiami’sfirstwomen’sresidencehall.Althoughthetrusteesvotedtoadmitwomenin1887,itwasnotuntilthefollowingyearthatMiamihaditsfirstwomanstudent,andnotuntil1892thattheywereadmittedonthesametermsasmen.ButMiamiremainedaman’sschoolwithnogreatinfluxofwomenuntilaftertheestablishmentoftheNormalSchoolin1902.In1903athirdofthestudentswerewomen,andMiamiwasfacedwiththeneedforitsfirstwomen’sresidencehall,whichstatefundsmadepossibletwoyearslater.InJanuary,1908itsinteriorwaspracticallydestroyedbyfire,butitwasrestoredandagainoccupiedinMay,1908.Itwasdiscontinuedasaresidencehallin1961,beingusednotformusicpracticeandrehearsal.RenamedClokeyHallin1964,itsoldname“HepburnHall”beingtransferredtothenewHepburnHall(q.v.)JosephW.Clokeygraduatedintheclassof1912.Hewasanorganist‐composerandDeanoftheSchoolofFineArts,1939‐1946.
CollinsHall
Location:Eastcampus.CompletedJanuary1953withanadditionin1956.NamedafterJoelCollins,pioneersettlerofOxford,surveyorofthetownship,justiceofthepeace,Ohiolegislator,Miamitrustee,andsuperintendentofthebuildings.HecametoOxfordin1806,andwaslateractiveinopposingattemptstoremoveMiamiUniversityfromOxford.
CookPlace
Location:Eastcampus.FormerlytheresidenceofDr.RobertHarveyCook,classof1981,whowithhisfatheroperatedtheOxfordRetreat,asanatarium.ThecontractforleaseandeventualpurchaseofthePinesbyMiamiUniversityin1936,actuallyincludednotonlythemainbuildingbutalsotwocottages,theCookresidence,and14.67acresofland,withprovisionthatDr.andMrs.Cookweretohavetheuseoftheresidenceduringtheirlifetime.CookPlacebecamethehomeofDr.ClarenceW.Kregerwithhisappointmentasexecutivevicepresidentin1951.Sincehisappointmentasprovostin1953ithasbeenknownastheofficialhomeoftheprovostoftheUniversity.
CullerHall
OccupiedanddedicatedinJanuary,1961.Housesphysics,mathematics,andaeronautics.NamedafterJosephAlbertusCuller,ProfessorofPhysics,1903‐1926.Theestablishmentofphysicsasaseparatedepartmentwasinitiatedwithhisappointmentin1903.
DennisonHallLocation:Eastcampus.Firsttwothirdscompletedmarch,1958.Additionalwingbuilt1959.DedicatedJune,1961.NamedafterWilliamDennison,classof1835.Activepoliticalleader,stateSenator,GovernorofOhio1860‐64,PostmasterGeneralinLincoln’scabinet,wealthyColumbusbusinessman,Presidentofaleadingbank,PresidentoftheColumbus&Xeniarailroad,andfounderoftheColumbusRollingsMills.
DoddsHall
Location:Southcampus.DedicationSeptember16,1961.NamedafterOzraJennisonDodds,classof1861.OrganizedandledtheUniversityRifleCompany,firstunittoentertheUnionArmyfromtheMiamicampus.Cincinnatiattorney,memberoftheOhioHouseofRepresentatives,1872‐74.Trustee1875‐1882.DiedApril18,1882.
DorseyHall
Location:Eastcampus.CompletedJune,1962.DedicationOctober6,1962.NamedforJamesMaxwellDorsey,pioneersurveyor,teacher,veteranofthewarof1812,justiceofthepeace,reformer,treasurerofMiami,trustee.SupervisedconstructionofMiami’sfirstbuilding,FranklinHall,latertobecomeOldMain,andstilllater,HarrisonHall.
EastDiningHall Location:Eastcampus.DedicatedMay,1954.*EastHall
FirstappliedtooldAndersonHall(EastHallwhenbuilt,thenWestHall,andfinallyoldAndersonHall),thenamewastransferredin1921toanewbuildingdirectlyeastofit,whichlaterbecameStantonHall(Old).
ElliotHall
Completedin1828,occupied1829.OriginallynamedWashingtonandClintonHall,butcommonlycalledthenortheastBuildingorNorthDorm.AlongwithotherbuildingswasleasedtotheMiamiClassicalandScientificSchool(1877‐1885)duringpartofthetimewhenMiamiwasclosed(1873‐1885),andwasrenamedWashingtonHall.NortheastorNorthDormpersistedincommonusage,however,afterMiamireopened.Itwasprovidedwithsteamheat,electriclight,and“modern”bathroomsin1899,andwasofficiallydesignatedNortheastDormitoryin1909.Remodeledanddividedintohalls,northendJohnsonHall,southendElliothall,in1912.AgainremodeledandnamechangedtoElliotHallin1937inhonororDr.CharlesElliot,ProfessorofGreetatMiami1849‐63.
FacultyOfficeBuilding
AtemporarytwostorybarrackserectedsouthofIrvinhallin1947andtorndownin1962.
FentonHouse See:WalkerHouseFischerHall
OriginallyOxfordFemaleCollege(1856‐1882),whichwasanoff‐shootfromOxfordFemaleInstitute,startedin1849byDr.Scott.ThelandandaconsiderablesumofmoneyforthebuildingweredonatedbyEbenezerLanein1854andthebuildingwascompletedin1856.KnownforyearsastheScottHouses;CarolineScott’sbirthplaceandDr.Scott’sBoardingHouse,formerlyknownasTemperanceTavern,whereCarolineScottandBenHarrisonweremarried.FinancialdifficultiesresultedinthesaleoftheOxfordFemaleCollegebuildingtotheOxfordRetreatCompanyinAugust1882.Itremainedaprivatesanitariumforthementallyilluntil1925,whentheRetreatproperty,exclusiveofthePineswaspurchasedbyMiami.Afterremodelingitbecameamen’sresidencein1927,andwasnamedFischerHallinhonorofJudgeElamFischer,classof1870;lawyer,judge,memberofOhioHouseofRepresentatives,Miamitrustee,1887‐1923.DuringWorldWarII,FischerHallhousedmenintheNavalRadioTrainingSchool.FollowingdemolitionofOldHarrisonHallin1958,itwasremodeledforuseasnewquartersfortheatrework,andwasoccupiedbyMiamiUniversityTheaterinSeptember,1958,theolddiningroombeingusedastheaterproper.
FoodServiceBuilding
Completedin1933andenlargedin1962.In1957‐58FoodServicealsotookoverBlanchardHallimmediatelyadjacenttoit,whichhadpreviouslybeenusedasawomen’sresidence.ThebuildingnowremodeledandknownastheRobertsonLaboratory,wasusedforfoodserviceandstoragepriorto1933.
GaskillHall
FirstwingoccupiedSeptember1925,atwhichtimeitwasknownastheIndustrialArtsBuilding.In1948‐49namewaschangedtotheFredC.Whitcomblaboratories.Anadditionwasaddedin1951,anotherbeingcompletedin1959,providingenlargedlaboratoryfacilitiesfortheDepartmentofIndustrialArtsEducationandanewhomefortheAudio‐VisualService.NameafterDavidLewisGaskill,MiamiTrustee,1907‐1939,lawyer.EstablishedGreenvilleElectricLightCompanyandwasfounderoftheOhioElectricalAssociation.
GreyGables
TheformerhomeofDr.andMrs.WilliamWaddellBoyd.AsPresidentofWesternCollege1914‐1931,Dr.Boydhadbuiltthehousein1930,theyearbeforehisretirement.OnwhatwasthenapartoftheWesternCollegecampus.AfterthehousehadrevertedtoWesternCollege,itwasmadeintoacollegeguesthouse.In1959itwaspurchasedbyMiamiUniversityandremodeledforuseasaMiamiguesthouse.
HamiltonHallLocation:SouthcampusonOakStreet.OccupiedSeptember,1940.Wasthefirstwomen’sdormitoryinwhichsororitysuiteswereincluded,initiallyonanexperimentalbases,butlatertobecomepermanent.OriginallyknownasNorthHall.Renamed(1948‐49)inhonorofElizabethHamilton,whoretiredasDeanofWomenin1945.AnOxfordCollegegraduate(1895)andfacultymember,shebecameMiami’sfirstDeanofWomenin1905.
HannaHouse
DedicatedOctober31,1964.Includesahomemanagementhousecomparabletoafourbedroomhome,plusaonestorywingforthenurseryschool.NamedinhonorofMarthaJ.Hanna,firstprofessoranddepartmentchairmaninhomeeconomics.MemberofMiamifaculty1915‐1947.Died1958.
HarrisHall
DedicatedSeptember16,1964.Comprisesfourdiningroomsoperatedfromacentralkitchen.NamedafterAndrewLintnerHarris,classof1860.OhioRepresentativeandSenator,Lieutenantgovernor,andGovernorofOhio,1906‐1909.
HarrisonHall(old)
Variouslyreferredtoas“theSeminary”orFranklinHall,thewestwingwasbuilt1816‐1818.Erectionofthecenterportionfinallygotunderwayin1820,andwascompletedin1824intimeforopeningofthenewUniversity.Inneedofrepairs,thewestwindwasabandonedin1859,butnottorndownuntil1867.Thecornerstoneofthenewwestwingwaslaidin1868anditwascompletedin1870.Theentirebuildingwasrepairedandremodeledin1885‐86followingtheopeningoftheNewMiami.Constructionoftheeastwingandathirtyfootlengtheningofthewestwing,withanentranceandbalconyattheendofthewing,wasundertakenin1898‐99.Thecenterportionwasofficiallydesignatedthe“CenterBuilding”in1835,theformerFranklinHallbeingcalledthe“WestWing”.Butuntil1934,thecenterpartwithitswingswasmorefrequentlyreferredtoasOldMain,whenthenamewasagainofficiallychangedtoHarrisonhall,inhonorofBenjaminHarrison,classof1852.Lawyer,CivilWarcommander,U.S.Senator,and23rdPresidentoftheUnitedStates,1889‐1893.BetaThetaPiwasfoundedinthewestwing,andatvarioustimesOldMainincludedwithintheLiteraryHalls,theoldandnewchapel(BishopChapel),towersTheater,Miami’sfirstradiostation,theCommonsDiningRoom,thefirstgymnasium,thefirstlibrary,administrationoffices,andwasalsousedfordormitoryandclassroompurposes.ItwascondemnedApril,1957,andtorndownin1958.
HarrisonHall(new)
CornerstonelaidMay9,1959.OccupiedforInstructionaluseinsummerof1960.DedicatedOctober8,1960.Onlyabout60%thesizeofitspredecessor.
However,its14,800squarefeetactuallygivespaceformorestudentsandactivitiesthandidthebuildingitreplaced.
HeatherHouse
HeatherHouseandMacKayeHouse,adjoininghouseonnorthsideofSpringStreetbetweenMainandBeech,arenolongerUniversityproperty.TheywerefirstusedforhousingfreshmanwomeninSeptember1940,andwerecontinuedaswomen’sresidencehousesthrough1947.PreviouslytheyhadbeenmovedfromOakStreettoclearthesitefortheconstructionofNorthHall,nowcalledHamiltonhall.HeatherHousederiveditsnamefromMrs.NormaDougallHeatherton,whohadbeendesignatedheadofSpringStreetHouseswhenthesetwowereopened.Shecontinuedinchargeofvariousresidencesformorethanadozenyears.
HepburnHall(old) See:ClokeyHallHepburnHall(new)
Locatedonthenorthcampus,itwascompletedin1964.ItsnamehasbeentransferredfromOldHepburnHallonthemainCampus,nowknownasClokeyhall.NamedafterAndrewDousaHepburn,professorandlastpresidentofOldMiami,andprofessoranddeanatNewMiami.
HerronHall(old) See:VanVoorhisHerronHall(new)(Later,PhillipsHall)
Women’sphysicaleducationbuilding.OpenedSeptember,1962.DedicatedOctober27,1962.NamedafterJohnW.Herron,classof1845.Lawyer,memberofConstitutionalConventionofOhio,SenatorfromHamiltonCounty,1895‐97,trustee,1860‐1912,presidentofboard,1880‐1912.WaslargelyinstrumentalinbringingaboutthereopeningofMiamiin1885.
HiestandHall
OpenedforuseSeptember1958.Housesarchitecture,art,andarteducation.NamedafterHarveyH.Hiestand,architectandpainter,instrumentalinfoundingarchitecturalinstructionatMiamiin1929.PreparedlongrangecapitaldevelopmentplanforMiami.Classof1893.
HomeEconomicsHouse(old) See:InstructionalResearchService
Also:HannaHouse(NewHomeEconomicsHouse)
HughesHallThecentralunitofthenewchemistrybuildingwasreadyforoccupancyinSeptember,1931,andwasusedforofficesandspeciallaboratories.TheoldChemistryBuildingwasretainedforgenerallaboratories.Aneastwingfollowedin1937,anditwasfinallycompletedwithawestwingin1939whichreplacedtheoldChemistryBuilding.NamedafterRaymondM.Hughes,professor,dean,andpresidentatMiami1913‐1927;presidentofIowaState1927‐1936.
HustonHouse
FormerlylocatedonpartofthesitepresentlyoccupiedbyHannaHouse.IthadbeenpurchasedbytheUniversityin1947andwasusedasaresidenceforwomenstudentsuntilitwassoldandmovedtopermitconstructionofHannaHouse.
InstructionalResearchService
Location:SoutheastcornerofSpringandCampusAvenue.FirstusedasaHomeEconomicsHousein1920‐21.ItsnamebeingchangedtoBevierCottageinDecember,1959,inhonorofIsabelBevier,secondpresidentoftheAmericanHomeEconomicsAssociation.AftercompletionofHannaHousein1964,BevierCottagebecameheadquartersforInstructionalResearchService,whichhadpreviouslybeenlocatedinOgdenHall,anduntilJuly1963hadbeencalledInstitutionalResearchService.OnoccasionthebuildingisstillreferredtoasBevierCottage,butthesigninfrontofitnolongercarriesthatname.
IrvinHall
Northtwothirdsbuildin1925.ThesouthwingwascompletedinDecember.,1928.Usedforofficesandclassesofthevariouslanguagedepartments,andbytheClassics,Geography,Botany,andPhysics.NamedafterHoraceA.Irvin,classof1874,andalongtimememberoftheBoardofTrustees.
KingHall
NewundergraduatelibrarytobebuiltbehindthepresentClokeyHall.TobenamedafterEdgarW.King,directoremeritusoftheUniversitylibraries1922‐1956.
LawsHall
OccupiedbytheSchoolforBusinessAdministrationinSeptember,1959.DedicatedOctober9,1959.NamedafterSamuelSpahrLaws,classof1848.Inventor,financier,educator,physician,theologian,lawyer.AtonetimevicepresidentandgeneralmanageroftheNewYorkGoldExchange,inventorofthetickertape,PresidentoftheUniversityofMissouri,andbenefactorofMiamiUniversity.
LewisHallCompletedaround1839,ayearorsoafterRomeoLewisandhiswifeJanemovedtooxford.MayhavebeencopiedtosomeextentafterhisFloridaplantationhome.RomeoLewisdiedin1843,hiswidowoccupyingthehouseuntilherdeathin1888.Beginning1904,hernephew,PhilipMoore,leaseditrentfreetotheuniversityforuseasthepresident’smansion.Thisarrangementorsomemodificationofit,wascontinueduntil1929whenitwaspurchasedbyMiami.GuyPotterBentonwasthefirstpresidenttolivethere,followedbyHughes,Upham,Hahne,andMillett.
LoganLodge
Completedin1948andconsideredatemporaryadditiontothecampus.NamedafterAnneE.Logan,SupervisorofTrainingandProfessorofMethodsandGrades,OhioStateNormalcollege,MiamiUniversity1902‐1915.RedesignatedLoganInternationalLodgein1963.
McBrideHall
Location:Eastcampus.OccupiedFebruary,1953.AdditionalwingcompletedSeptember,1956.NamedafterJamesMcBride,firstsecretaryofBoardofTrustees(1809‐1820)andamemberoftheBoardfrom1820to1860.MemberoftheOhioHouseofRepresentativesandWhigleader.
MacCrackenHall
WestwingopenedinSpetember,1957andtemporarilydesignatedCenterHall.FinalportionwasoccupiedinSpringof1961.DedicationSeptember16,1961.NamedafterHenryMitchellMacCracken,classof1857,Presbyterianminister,chancellorofboththeWesternUniversityofPennsylvania(nowtheUniversityofPittsburgh)andofNewYorkUniversity.HelpedtoestablishCollegeofWooster.
McFarlandHall(old) NamegiventoonefthreeentrancestotheSouthDormofStoddardHall.McFarlandHall(new)
Location:Northcampus.OccupiedSeptember1959.NamedafterRobertWhiteMcFarland,ProfessorofMathematicsatMiami1856‐73,andfirstpresidentoftheNewMiami,1885‐1888,andfirstlaypresidentandnon‐Presbyterian.RentedhousewhileinColumbusandduringoccupancyofStantonHouse.PurchasedbyMiamiin1940,andremodeledforusebytheMusicDepartmentasapracticehouse.Torndownin1955(?)tomakewayfortheconstructionofthenewUniversityCenter.
McFarlandObservatory
Althoughbuiltin1925,Miamicouldactuallyboastofamuchearlier,butapparentlynottoosubstantial,observatory,whichwaserectedin1838andisdescribedinMiamiYearsasthesecondastronomicalobservatoryinthe
UnitedStates.AremnantofitintheformofsandstonepierwithafadinginscriptioncanstillbefoundahundredfeetfromtheentranceofBishopHall.Thetwelveinchtelescopeinstalledinthenewobservatoryin1925wasacquiredfromWesleyanCollege,Connecticut,whereithadbeeninusesince1871.Anadditiontotheobservatorywasmadein1928.FollowingtheconstructionofthenewUniversityCenteritwastorndown.
McGuffeyHall
IncludestheclassroomsandofficesoftheSchoolofEducationandtheWilliamMcGuffeyElementaryLaboratorySchool.TheSchoolofEducationwasfirstknownastheOhioStateNormalCollegeofMiamiUniversity,andwasopenedSeptember10,1902incompliancewithanactoftheGeneralAssemblyofOhioofMarch,1902.InJune,1916thenamewaschangedfromNormalCollegetoTeachersCollege,andin1929itbecametheSchoolofEducation.TheNormalCollegedidnothaveseparateofficeandclassroomspaceuntiltheNorthPavilionwasbuiltin1915,theSouthPavilionhavingbeenespeciallydesignedandadoptedforapracticeschool.Thisschool,apartoftheNormalCollege,wasoriginallyknownastheNormalCollegeModelSchoolofMiamiUniversitywhenitopenedatmidyearof1909‐1910inthenewlycompleted(1909)SouthPavilionorsouthwing.ThiswastheoriginalorfirstsectionofMcGuffeyHall,consistingofwhatisnowthecentralcorridorovertothewesternend.Withinayear(1911)thenameoftheschoolwaschangedtotheWilliamHolmesMcGuffeySchool,butthebuildingwasstillreferredtoastheSouthPavilionoftheNormalCollegeBuilding.In1915theNorthPavilionwasbuilt,anduntilconstructionoftheCentralPavilionin1916,theSouthandNorthPavilionwereseparatebuildings.Inthissameyear(1916)theNormalCollegeBuildingwasofficiallyrenamedMcGuffeyHallinhonorofWilliamHolmesMcGuffey,Americaneducatorandclergyman,compilerofthefamousMcGuffeyEclecticReaders.ProfessorofLanguageatMiamiUniversity1826‐36,PresidentofCincinnatiCollege1836‐39,PresidentofOhioUniversity1839‐43,ProfessorofMoralPhilosophy,UniversityofVirginia1845‐73.TheSouthwingwasextendedeastwardin1923‐24,withinagymnasiumoccupyingtheuppertwofloors,andin1939thesouthwestsectionwasremodeled.WiththeopeningofanewhighschoolbytheconsolidatedTalawandaSchoolDistrictin1956,McGuffeyUniversitydiscontinuedoperationofahighschool,theschoolnowbeingcalledtheMcGuffeyElementaryLaboratorySchool.
McGuffeyMuseumTheoriginalsmallframehouse,builtonthelotbetween1810and1825byMerkinBond,anOxfordbusinessman,wasacquiredbyMcGuffeyin1828,whothenbuiltatwostorybrickhouseofsixrooms,joiningittotheframehouseimmediatelybehind.McGuffeylivedinthishouseuntilheleftOxfordin1836,anditwasherethathecompiledandwrotefouroftheMcGuffeyReadersandconductedanexperimentalschoolforchildren.
AwestwingadditionwasaddedbyJ.HShueyin1860,whohadacquiredthehousefromReubenE.Hills,anOxfordmerchant,inFebruary,1955.EvenmoreextensiveimprovementsweremadebyJosephMcCord,acontractorwhohadbeenengagedindoingfinecabinetworkandtriminsteamboatsinCincinnatishipyards.Hehadboughtthehousein1866,andafterhisdeathtwoofhischildren,FrankandLizzieMcCord,purchasedthepropertyandcontinuedtolivethereuntil1883.In1903itwassoldtoWilliamA.Beard,andin1923itbecamethepropertyofMarthaC.Beard.TwoyearslatershesoldittoWallaceP.Roudebush,andhisfamilywasthelastownerbeforeitwassoldtoMiamiUniversityin1958.WiththeassistanceoffundsfromtheBlockerFoundation,inaccordancewiththewillofMrs.EmmaGouldBlocker,theMcGuffeyMuseumwasestablished,beingauthorizedbytheMiamiBoardofTrusteesJune5,1959.Aftermorethanayearofplanningandrestoration,themuseumwasopenedtothepublicJune3,1960.FurnishingsincludethesomeitemsusedbyMcGuffey,butmanyareperiodpiecesfromtheBlackerestateandfromotherdonors.TheMuseumalsohousestheMiamicollectionofMcGuffeyReaders,includingtheMaudeBlaircollection,whichwasacquiredin1961byacombinationofpurchaseanddonation,thecombinedcollectionformingthemostcompleteMcGuffeylibraryinexistence.Themuseumalsoincludesanextensivecollectionofchildren’stextbooksofthenineteenthcentury,bookswhichsatsidebysidewiththeMcGuffeyreadersintheoneroomschoolhousesofyesteryear.
MacKayeHouse
NowlocatedonSpringStreetandnolongerUniversityproperty.InitsformerlocationonOakStreetitwasthehomeofthePercyMacKayefamilyfrom1921‐23whentheconstructionofWellsHallmadeitnecessarytomoveNewCottage,whichtheyoriginallyoccupiedin1920.(ForadditionalinformationseeentryunderHeatherHouse)
*MacKayeStudioThe“PoetsShack”,acabininthewoodsofthelowercampusnotfarfromthepresidentslocationofUphamHall.ItwasbuiltforPercyMacKaye,poet‐dramatist,whowasappointedartist‐residencein1920byPresidentHughes,withtheofficialtitleofFellowinDramaticLiterature.ThisissaidtohavebeenthefirstfellowshipincreativeartestablishedforamanoflettersinAmerica.AfterhisreturntoNewHampshirein1923,thecabinwasabandonedandtorndownin1934.
McMasterHouse(temporarybuildings)
CompletedinDecember,1942andlocatedoriginallybetweenWithrowCourtandSwingHall.Usedatfirstforhousinginthecivilianpilottrainingprogram,beingdesignatedaWarTrainingServiceCAAHall,butwassoontakenoverbytheNavySchoolforCooksandBakers.Henceitsformernickname“GreaseHall”.Currently,itisoccupiedbyfacultyoffices,butafterthewarwasusedforstudenthousing.NamedafterErasmusD.McMaster,thirdpresidentof
OldMiami,1845‐1849.Infallof1964wasmovedandgivenaquarterturntostandonnorthsouthaxisatwestedgeofpracticefieldnorthoftenniscourts.
MaintenanceandStoresBuilding Seealso:ServiceandStoresBuilding Also:RobertsonLaboratory(formerlymaintenancebuilding)MartinHall(ClaraFeeneyMartinHall)
Dinninghall,northcampus.Completed1965.NamedinhonoroftheUniversity’sfirstboardingdepartmentdirector,whodiedin1959.
MiamiLodge
ThefirstlodgeswereoccupiedinNovember,1946andwerepartofatemporaryemergencyhousingprojectundertheFederalistPublicHousingAuthority.Theyconsistedof27renovatedarmybarracksandacafeteria,eachlodgehavinganIndianname.Altogethertheyhousedoversixhundredsingleveterans.Werefinallyeliminatedfromthecampusin1959.
MiamiManor
Amarriedstudenthousingproject,consistingoffourapartmenthouseswhichreplacedVetvillein1958
MinnichHall
DedicatedNovember10,1962,atwhichtimeitwasnearlycompletedandpartlyoccupied,thesouthsectionhavingbeenstarted(April,1961),completed,andoccupiedatanearlierdate.NamedafterHarveyC.Minnich,DeanofNormalSchool,1903‐29.
MorrisHall See:OxfordCollegeMorrisHouse(SeniorHouse)
TheoldGeorgeWelliverhouse,formerlylocatedonthenortheastcornerofCollegeandWalnut.PurchasedbyOxfordCollegeforWomen,August30,1913,itwasusedasofficeandlivingquartersforthepresident,withsomeseniorgirlsoccupyingthesecondandthirdfloors,fromwhichitderiveditsnameasSeniorHouse.WasknownasMorrisHouseonlyafteritwasacquiredbyMiamiUniversitythroughthemergerofOxfordCollegein1928,beingnamedafterRobertDeshaMorris,PresidentofOxfordCollege,1859‐82.Miamiuseditasawomen’sresidencecottagethrough1957‐58,afterwhichitwastorndown.
Natorium See:BillingsNatorium
NavalScienceArmory See:RowanHallNormalCollegeBuilding See:McGuffeyHallNorthDorm See:ElliotHallNorthHall See:HamiltonHallOgdenHall
GiftofLauraLouiseOgdenWhaling,ofCincinnati,whodiedMarch28,1915andbequeathed$260,000toMiamiUniversityforamen’sdormitoryinmemoryofherbrotherGeorgeCampbellOgden,classof1862,Cincinnatiphysician.Cornerstonelaid1923Completed1924;Dinningroomremodeled1961,theentirebuildingbeingrenovatedin1963‐64.Nowusedasawomen’sresidence,butasmen’sresidencepriortoitsrehabilitationin1963,italsohoused,atvarioustimes,theofficesoftheY.M.C.A.,theAlumniAssociation,andtheStudentCounselingService.
OldEgypt(ScienceLaboratory)
Aoneroombrickbuildingbuiltin1837or1838asasciencelaboratory.ItwaslocatedsouthwestofOldMainnearthepresentBishopHall,anditwasherethatStoddardlaboredfaithfully.Afterhisdeparturein1870theoldchapelinHarrisonwasconvertedintoanewsciencehall.Then,withtheclosingofOldMiamiin1873,theoneroombricklaboratorybuildingwastakenoverbyDr.HenryS.Osborn,whohadsucceededStoddardasProfessorofNaturalScience.AsanEgyptologistandscholaroftheHolyLand,heconverteditintoamapdrawingshoporfactory,hencethename“OldEgypt”bywhichitwassubsequentlyknown.LaterthemapsweremadeinalittleframebuildingonEastWalnutStreet,andaccordingtoOxfordTown1830‐1930,theywere,foralmosttwentyfiveyears,thestandardsforuseinchurchesandSundayschools.Althoughlaterabandonedandusedasastorageplaceforlumber,attemptsweremadein1892toconvertOldEgyptintoagymnasium.Itwasfinallydestroyedbyfirstin1898,shortlyaftercompletionofthenewgymnasium.
OxfordCollegeTheOxfordFemaleInstitutebuildingwascompletedinthesummerof1850.Around1856aseparatethreestorybrickdwellingwaserectedafewfeetsouthofit,withonlyacoveredlatticedporchconnectingthesecondstoriesofthetwobuildings.IN1867,fallingfinancially,theInstitutewasunitedwithOxfordFemaleCollege,butwasstillunabletocontinueandsoonthereafterthebuildingbecametheOxfordHotel,althoughstillownedbyDr.Morris.Is
didnotresumeitsoriginalfunctionasaneducationalinstitutionuntil1883,whenitbecamethenewhomeofOxfordFemaleCollegewhichhadbeenforcedtosellitsoldhometotheOxfordRetreatin1882.In1884thetwobuildingswerecombinedandenlargedwithfurtheradditionsin1888andin1894.VariouslyreferredtoastheInstituteBuilding,OxfordCollege,orincatalogssimplyas“thebuilding”,itwasofficiallydesignatedMorrisHallin1916.AfterthemergerwithMiamiin1928itwasremodeledforuseasaMiamidormitoryandwasagainofficiallyrenamed,thistimetobeknowsastheCarolineScottHarrisonMemorial.Theoldname,however,wasnoteasilyerased,anditisstillcommonlyreferredtotodayas“OxCollege”.
OxfordRetreat
In1882OxfodFemaleCollege,astheresultoffinancialdifficulties,wasforcedtogiveupitspropertylocatedonwhatisnowtheEastCampus.ItwasthenacquiredbytheOxfordRetreatCompany,whichhadbeenorganizedandincorporatedunderthelawsofOhiointhatsameyearasaprivatesanatariumfornervousandmildmentalcases.ThreegenerationsoftheCookfamilywereassociatedwiththeRetreat,beginningwithDr.G.F.Cookwhowasmedicalsuperintendentuntilhisdeathin1910.Hisson,R.HarveyCookbecameassociatedwithhimin1894,followedinturnbyhissonGeorgeH.Cook.In1925FischerhallwassoldtoMiami,theRetreatmovingtothePines(q.v.)whereitcontinuedtooperateuntil1936,whenittoowaspurchasedbyMiami.
ThePines
TheoldPineshadbeenoccupiedasaprivateresidenceformanyyearsbytheLaneandMcGregorfamiliesbeforeitcameintothepossessionoftheRetreat.WiththesaleofFisherHalltoMiamiin1925,itwasbeingremodeledasthenewhomefortheOxfordRetreatwhenitasdestroyedbyfireinJune1925.ItwasthenrebuiltandoccupiedbytheRetreatuntil1936,whenitwasleasedandsubsequentlypurchasedbyMiamiforuseasastudentresidence.ThecontractforleaseandeventualpurchaseofthePinesactuallyincludednotonlythemainbuildingbutalsotwocottages,theCookresidence(nowCookPlace)and14.67acresofland,withprovisionthatDr.andMrs.Cookweretohavetheuseofresidenceduringtheirlifetime.DuringWorldWarIIthePines,alongwithPinesLodgeandFischerHall,wasusedtohousemenintheNavalRadioTrainingSchool.Itisnowawomen’sresidence.
PinesLodge
OneoftwocottagesacquiredbyMiamialongwiththepurchaseofthePines(q.v.).Buildovertheheatingplant,itwasremodeledasacottageresidenceforwomenandfirstusedinthefallof1939.Lastusedduringtheschoolyear1955‐56andtorndownin1959.
PorterHallCompleted1956anddedicatedApril27,1957.FirstMiamihalltohavebuiltinfurniture.NamedafterElizabethPorter,wifeofDavidSwing(see:SwingHall)andagraduateofOxfordCollegein1851.ShewashegranddaughterofReverendAlexanderPorter,apioneerministerwhocametoOhiofromSouthCarolinain1814.AsamemberoftheMiamiUniversityBoardofTrustees,hetookpartintheinaugurationofDr.RobertH.Bishop.
Radio‐TelevisionCenter
HousesMiamiUniversityBroadcastingService,includingWMUB(FM)andWMUB‐TV.Longapioneerinbroadcasting,beginningwiththeALL‐MiamiDaybroadcastsof1925through1937,andtheOhioSchooloftheAirradioseriesstartedin1929,MiamiinauguratedremotebroadcastingfromitsfirstoncampusradiostationinoldHarrisononSeptember18,1944.Carrier‐currentbroadcastingwasinitiatedin1947fromBuildingD,atemporarywarsurplusstructure,whichalsohousedtheUniversity’sfirstFMstationbeginning1949,followedbyclosedcircuittelevisionin1956.WhenBuildingDwastorndowntomakewayforanadditiontoGaskill,televisionactivitiesweremovedtothebasementofUphamHall,andradiobroadcastingwastemporarilysuspended.ThenewRadioTelevisionCenter,includinga340‐foottowerandtwostudios,wascompletedinMay1959.InlaterApril,1960WMUB‐TVbecamefullylicensedbytheFCCfortelevisionbroadcastsoverChannel14,havingalreadybegun“freeair”televisionofclassroomlecturesonaregularbasisinDecember,1959.
RedskinReservation
AtemporarystudentunionorrecreationbuildinglocatedsouthofOldHerronHall.FormerlyabattalionrecreationalhallatCampPerry,Ohio.ItwasreconstructedontheMiamicampusandopenedNovember15,1947.TorndownJuly,1956.
ReidHall
Occupiedanddedicatedin1948andcompletedin1949.NamedafterWhitelawReid,classof1856;journalist,diplomat,andwriter.EditoroftheCincinnatiGazettein1861hebecameoneofthemostfamousCivilWarcorrespondents.In1868hejoinedtheeditorialstaffoftheNewYorkHeraldTribune,andbecamemanager‐editorthefollowingyearandeditor‐in‐chief1872‐89and1892‐1905.AfterGreeley’sdeathhewasalsoproprietoroftheTribune.From1889‐1892wasW.S.MinistertoFrance.In1892wasRepublicannomineeforVicePresident,andlaterbecameU.S.AmbassadortoEngland,1905‐1912.
RichardHall
Northhalfcompleted1941,andwascalledSouthHallduringthedecadebeforethesouthsectionwasbuildanddedicatedonDecember6,1952,havingbeenpreviouslyopenedinSeptember.NamedafterFrancesGibson
Richard.ProfessorofEnglish,1902‐1936,andmemberofthefirstfacultyoftheNormalCollege.
RobertsonLaboratory
Builtin1917tohousecarpentershopandstorageroomsforsuppliesandfood.WithopeningoftheFoodServiceBuildingin1933,itwasmadeavailabletoallthemaintenancedepartments,whichwerethencentralizedinonebuilding.ButuseforstorageandmaintenancewasdiscontinuedaftercompletionofthenewServiceandStoresBuildingin1958,RemodelingaslaboratoryforpulpandpapertechnologyprogramwascompletedinJanuary,1960.NamedafterthelateReubenB.RobertsonJr.,memberoftheBoardofTrustees1957‐60,formerdeputysecretaryofdefense,andPresidentofChampionPaperandFiberCompany,Hamilton.
RoudebushHall(AdministrationBuilding)
OriginallyknownastheAdministrationBuilding,itwasoccupiedinMay1956anddedicatedthefollowingJuly.In1965itwasrenamedinhonorofWallacePattisonRoudebush,classof1911.AsSecretarytothePresidentandlaterVicePresidentandTreasurer,hedirectedtheUniversity’sgrowthfromtenbuildingsin1911tosixtyatthetimeofhisdeathin1956.
RowanHall
TheNavalScienceArmorywascompletedApril,1949,NamedafterAdmiralStephenCleggRowan,firststudentfromMiamitoattendtheU.S.NavelAcademy.
SchmidlappLodge(CharlotteSchmidlappLodge)
FormerlytheWomen’sRecreationAssociationLodge.Thecottagewasbuildin1936ona22acretractoflandtwomilesnorthofOxford,toserveasahikingstationandheadquartersforpicnickersandathleticevents.In1965itwasrenamedinrecognitionofa$35,000giftfromtheCharlotteSchmidlappFundofCincinnatitobeusedforitsimprovement.
SchoolHouse(OldLogBuilding)
ThefirstbuildingerectedonthecampusofMiamiUniversityandOxford’sfirstschool.Builtin1811ofhewedlogswithmoneyappropriatedfromcollegefunds,itwaslocatedinaclearingnearwhereBriceHallnowstands,andservednotonlyasaschoolhousebutalsoaslivingquartersforthefamilyofJamesDorsey,itsfirstteacher.Theschooldoorsweresoonclosed,however,whenDorseybecameasoldierintheWarof1812,andthelogcabindidnothaveanotheroccupantuntilJamesHughes,atrusteeoftheUniversity,waschosentoconductaGrammerSchooloncampus.AsecondstorywasaddedfortheHughesfamilyin1818,theyeartheGrammerSchoolopened,buttheschoolwasshort‐lived,beingdiscontinuedin1821.WiththeopeningoftheUniversityin1824,theoldloghousebecamethepresident’s“mansion”,whichRobertHamiltonBishopoccupieduntil1836,whenhe
movedintothenewlycompletedhouseonHighStreet,latertobeknownasBishopHouse.
ScottHall
DedicatedDecember8,1957.Diningroomsenlarged1962.NamedafterCarolineScott,graduateofOxfordFemaleInstitutein1852,whobecamethewifeofBenjaminHarrison,classof1852,and23rdPresidentoftheUnitedStates.
SeniorHouse See:MorrisHouseServiceandStoresBuilding
Completedin1958.HousesBuildingsMaintenance,GroundsMaintenance,andsupplyactivitiesofthePurchasingDepartment.Priortoitsconstruction,MaintenanceoccupiedtheStoreroomandMaintenanceBuilding,nowknownasRobertsonLaboratory.(q.v.).
SesquicentennialChapel
TheUniversityChapelwasbuiltfromcontributionsofalumniandfriends,andwasdedicatedJune7,1959aspartofMiami’sSesquicentennialCelebration.ThecarillonchimeswerededicatedthefollowingOctober,andwereagiftfromthenationalcouncilofDeltaZeta,foundedatMiamiin1902,andofDeltaSigmaEpsilon,foundedatMiamiin1914,andmergedwithDeltaZetain1955.Miami’sfirstchapel,latertobecomeTowersTheater,waslocatedintheCenterBuildingofoldHarrisonHall.Whenthewestwingwascompletelyrebuilt(1868‐70),itincludedanewchapeltwostorieshigh,whichwasfurtherenlargedwiththeadditionofabalconyin1899,atwhichtimeitwasnamedBishopChapel.In1908thechapelbecametheCollegeCommonsin1912,servingasdinningroomforme.
SimpsonHouse(Old“RogersHouse”)
Builtin1837bytheReverendWilliamGraham,aPresbyterianminister.Afterchanginghandsseveraltimes,itwasacquired,between1853and1855,bytheReverendWilliamSwartRogers.HewasagraduateofMiamiin1835,aformermissionaryinIndia,andanagentofthePresbyterianBoardofForeignMissionsuntil1854,whenasfinancialagentforOxfordFemaleCollegeheundertooktoraisemoneyforthenewinstitution.AtvarioustimesthehousewasalsoownedoroccupiedbyMiamifacultymembers,includingProfessorJamesMoffettfrom1841‐1852andProfessorJosephFrancisJames,whooccupieditatleastpartofthetimewhilehewasonthefacultyofMiamifrom1885‐1888andwhenitwasstillownedbytheRogers.In1930‐31itwasacquiredbyMiamiUniversityasagiftfromJohnR.Simpson,classof1899,WallStreetfinancierandofficeranddirectorofmanydifferentcompanies.HealsowrotetheHymntoMiamiUniversity.From1930until
1937thehousewassimplyknownastheGuestHouse,butinthelatteryearitwasremodeledandofficiallydesignatedSimpsonHouse.
SouthDorm See:StoddardHallSouthHall See:RichardhallStables CompletedApril,1960.StantonHall
Built1921asatemporarystructure.OriginallyknownasEastHall.RenamedRobertL.StantonHallin1948‐49.Demolitioninspringof1961.NametransferredtonewStantonHallbyactionofBoardofTrusteesinJune,1960.
StantonHall(New)
DedicatedSeptember16,1961andnamedafterMiami’ssixthpresident,RobertLivingstonStanton1866‐1871,Presbyterianpastorandeditor,whohadheadedOaklandCollegeinMississippibeforecomingtoMiamiviaapastorateinChillicotheandaprofessorshipatDanvilleSeminary.
Stanton‐McFarlandHouse See:BonhamHouseStoddardHall
Completed1835andremodeledin1899,1912,1936,and1963.Officiallydesignated“SoutheastBuilding”in1885,butpriorto1912,andevenlater,itwasmorecommonlyknownasSouthDormorOldSouthDorm.Afterremodelingin1912,thenorthsectionwasdesignatedSwingHall,themiddlesectionMacFarland,andthesouthsectionStoddard.Itspresentnamewasgiventoitin1936whenitwasagainremodeled.AtonetimehousedtheY.M.C.A.andwasused,alongwithElliotHall,fortemporaryclassroomsduringrepairandremodelingofoldHarrisonHallin1868andagainin1885.In1963bothElliotandStoddardbecameresidencesforhonorsstudents.
StoreroomandMaintenanceBuilding See:ServiceandStoresBuildingSwingHall(old) See:StoddardHall
SwingHallSouthwingcompletedin1924,thecentralportionandnorthwingbeingaddedin1935,alongwithremodelingofthesouthwing.KnownasNewFreshmanDormitorypriorto1936whenitwasrenamedSwingHallinhonorofDavidSwing,classof1852.From1853to1866hewasprincipalofthePreparatorySchool,andinthelatteryearheacceptedapastorateinChicagowherehebecameawell‐knownpreacher.Finallyorganizedhisownchurchafterbeinginvolvedinatrialforheresy.RecognizedasoneofAmerica’sgreatestpulpitorators.
SymmesHall(JohnClevesSymmesHall)
Built1939,butuntil1949wasknownasNewmen’sDormitoryNumberOnewhenitwasrenamedSymmeshalltocommemoratetheSymmesPurchaseof1792.JudgeSymmeshadbeenchiefjusticeofNewJerseyandamemberoftheContinentalCongress,anditwashiscontractwithCongressforpurchaseoflandbetweenthetwoMiamiRivers,whicheventuallyledtothefoundingofMiamiUniversity.
TallawandaResidenceHall
TheTallawanda,Oxford’sfirstapartmentbuilding,wasbuiltin1908byProfessorElmerEllsworthPowell.TheUniversityrentedthediningroomforstudentusein1919,andleasedapartmentsforwomenstudentsbeginning1942toreplacethePineswhichwasbeingusedasheadquartersfortheNavyRadioSchool.Itwaslaterusedforfaculty,andfinallypurchasedbyMiamiin1952,andusedagainasstudentresidencebeginning1955‐56.
UniversityCenter
BuiltonwhatwasearlieryearstheMcFarlandproperty,anditsconstructionmadenecessarythetearingdownofbothMcFarlandHouseandtheMcFarlandObservatory.OpenedSeptember15,1957anddedicatedOctober26,1963.
UphamHall
LayingofcornerstoneFebruary16,1948.Centralandpartofsouthsectioncompletedforoccupancyin1949.Northwingfinished1950.Southeastwingunderconstruction1964‐65.NamedafterAlfredH.Upham,classof1987;instructorinLatinandGreek1898‐1900,principalofPreparatorySchool1899‐1900.ProfessorofEnglish1907‐1910,1914‐1920,PresidentoftheUniversityofIdaho1920‐1928,PresidentofMiami1928‐1945.DiedFebruary17,1945.WroteAlmaMaterandhistoryof“OldMiami”.
VanVoorhis(OldHerron)
Whenthehallwasfirsterectedin1897,theinscription“TheMiamiGymnasium”wascutinthestonearchabovethemainorwesternentrance.InJuneofthatyeartheBoardofTrusteestookofficialactiondesignatingthebuildingbythesomewhatawkwardnameHerrongymnasium,whichnameit
retaineduntil1931,whenitwasgivenoverforuseofwomenstudents.Feelingthatisshouldbemorethanagymnasium,thestudentsexpressedthedesirethatthenamebechangedtoHerronHall.SuchachangewasofficiallyauthorizedbytheBoardofTrusteesinJune,1932.In1923itwasmoved522feeteasttomakewayforOgdenhall.Itservedasgymformenandwomenuntil1931,andaswomen’sgymfrom1931to1962.DuringWorldWarIIusedtemporarilyasbarracksforNavyRadioSchool.NowsharedbyAFROTCandmen’sintramuralsportsactivity.Itsoldnamewastransferredtothenewwomen’sphysicalandhealtheducationtransferredtothenewwomen’sphysicalandhealtheducationcenteruponitscompletionin1962.SeeAddenda,pg20
Vetville
FormerlylocatedonSouthcampusbetweenOakandCampusAvenue.VeteransVillagewasestablishedformarriedveteransin1946astemporaryhousingprojectundertheFederalPublicHousingauthority.Accommodationsconsistedof98duplexesand16singleunits,allmovedfromWillowRun,Michigan,wheretheyhadbeenwarworkers’homes.Additionalserviceunites,plusspaceallottedfortrailers,completedthevillage,whichduringcapacityoperationaccommodated234families.Thesingleunitsweredisposedofin1952,andwithcompletionofMiamiManor1958,Vetvillebecameadesertedvillage,soontobedisposedofinspectacularblazes.
WadeMacMillanHospital
OccupiedDecember5,1923andcompletedJanuary1924.Additionsandalterationsweremadein1939,andanewwingwascompletedin1961.OriginallyknownasUniversityHospital,butrenamedWadeMacMillanHospitalin1948‐49inhonorofthefirstmedicaldirectoroftheUniversity.Priorto1923theUniversityhospitalhadbeenlocatedinpartofBishopHall(q.v.).
WalkerHouse(Fenton)
TheoldJohnFentonHouse,locatedonthecornerofCollegeandCollins,waspurchasedbyOxfordCollegeforWomeninthesummerof1917,althoughnotconveyedtotheCollegeuntilSeptember,1919.Originallyreferredtoas“theAnnex”,itlaterbecameFentonHouse(1920),whichnameitretaineduntilitwasacquiredbyMiamiin1928asaresultofthemerger.ItwasthenrenamedWalkerHouseafterDr.FayeWalker,PresidentofOxfordCollege,1883‐1900,andwasusedasawomen’sresidencecottagethroughthe1957‐58schoolyear.In1958,orshortlythereafter,itwassoldbytheUniversity.
WarfieldHall
Completed1962.Housestheprincipalstaffofficesconcernedwithstudentaffairs,aswellastheOfficeofAlumniRelations.NamedafterMiami’sninth
president,EthelbertD.Warfield,1888‐1891;Miami’syoungestpresidentandlaterpresidentofLafayetteCollege.
WellsHall
Openedin1923.FormerlysiteofNewandSouthCottages.NamedafterWilliamB.WellsofSt.Louis,anativeofOxford,severalofwhoserelativesarebelievedtohaveattendedMiami.Hisbequestmadepossiblethepurchaseofthelandonwhichthenewdormitorywasbuilt,andthepurchaseofotherpropertiesaswell.
WestCottage See:BlanchardHouseWestHall See:AndersonHallWithrowCourt
Practicallycompletedin1931anddedicatedFebruary13,1932.NamedforJohnM.Withrow,studentatMiami1871‐1873andtrusteefrom1885‐1931;publicschoolprincipal,physician,professorofgynecology,memberofthefirstOhioStateBoardofEducation.HeworkedactivelytowardimprovingtheeducationalsystemofCincinnati.
Women’sAthleticAssociationFieldHouse
Until1939locatedonOakStreet,whenitwasmovedtomakeroomforHamiltonandRichardHall.ContinuedtobeusedatitsnewsiteonMapleAve.untilitwastorndownin1961.
Women’sRecreationAssociationLodge See:SchmidlappLodgeAddenda:
ThomasP.VanVoorhisretiredin1956asassociateprofessorofphysicaleducation,havingjoinedtheMiamifacultyin1922.
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