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Pierce Hall
| Location |
southern part of Adelbert campus,
west side of Adelbert Road |
Description |
3-story building of 27,318 net square
feet, containing offices, classrooms, labs; attached to Cutler hall by hallway
on east side of building |
This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
| Formal Name |
Pierce Hall |
Named For |
George Pierce, WRC president |
| Other Names |
1930-1931: Pierce-Cutler Hall
1888-1892, 1930-1931: Adelbert Hall
1934: Adelbert Dorm
Dormitory |
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| Cost |
1882: ca. $45,000 ($177,000-$181,000
for Adelbert Main Building and Pierce Hall)
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| Financing |
1881: Gift of $50,000 and part of
$30,969.79 from Amasa Stone
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| Donors |
1881: Amasa Stone, friend
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| Occupants |
1882-?: Adelbert College students
1886-?: Case students
1894-1896: School of Law
1897-1903: ?
1904-1916: School of Library Science (south end of 1st and 2nd floors)
1913: Delta Tau Delta fraternity
1916?-1918: School of Library Science (south end of 1st and 2nd floors)
and School of Applied Social Sciences
1918: Student Army Training Corps
1919: Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity
1919-1923: Zeta Beta Tau fraternity
1920-1921: Psi Omega fraternity
1921-1922: Kappa Nu fraternity
1922-1924: Delta Theta Pi fraternity, Phi Delta Phi fraternity
1923-1924: Alpha Kappa Upsilon fraternity, Phi Delta Chi fraternity
1924: Tau Epsilon Rho fraternity
1925: WRU Geology Dept., School of Library Science, School of Pharmacy
1926: Phi Delta Gamma fraternity
1927-1929: ?
1930-1932+: School of Library Science, WRU Geology Dept. and WRU Chemistry
Dept.
1933: School of Pharmacy, Classics Dept. library
?-1943: WRU English Dept., Political Science Dept., Sociology Dept., Speech
Dept., WRU Geology and Geography Dept., Pharmacognosy Dept., School of Applied
Social Sciences, School of Pharmacy, WRU Chemistry Dept.
1943-1944: United States Army Air Corps trainees (28th College Training
Detachment (Air Crew))
1945: ?
1946: School of Architecture, WRU Geology and Geography Dept., WRU English
Dept., Speech Dept., Political Science Dept., Sociology Dept., Religion
Dept., WRU Chemistry Dept.
1947-1948: ?
1949+: School of Architecture |
Uses |
1882-?: Residence
1894-1912: Academic or administrative
1913: Residence
1914-1916: ?
1916-1918: Academic or administrative
1918-1926: Residence
1925-1943: Classes, research, and offices
1943-1944: Residence
1946-?: Classes, research, and offices |
| Ceremonies |
Dedication: 10/26/1882 |
Trivia |
First WRU men's dormitory |
Alterations and Modifications
| Description |
1925: Unspecified alterations
1930: Remodeled basement and 3rd floor
1943: Convered classrooms and offices to barracks |
| Architect |
1925: Charles W. Hopkinson |
| General Contractor |
1925: A. A. Lane Construction
Co. |
| Cost |
1925: $76,000
1930: $27,000 estimated
1943: $16,301.39 for Pierce Hall and Cutler Hall |
| Financing |
1925: ?
1930: Operating funds
1943: Partially financed from United States Army fees |
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This summary was compiled by staff of the University
Archives from sources
in the custody of the Archives.
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