Buildings at Marshall University

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Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia is home to many notable structures, including two residential high-rises.

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Building Campus Floors Year completed/projected Status
"1839 Building"[1](no official name) Central 3 1839 (chapel added 1856; third story added 1867) Demolished 1898
Old Main (no official name prior to 1937)[2] Central 3 + basement 1870 (as an addition to 1839 Building) Completed; extensions added 1896 (separate until 1899), 1898 ("College Hall", later Ladies Hall), 1899, and 1907
Northcott Hall Central 3 1916 Demolished 1996
Physical Education Building (later called "Women's Gymnasium") Central 1 1921 Demolished 1983
Music Annex (1926-1967)[3] Central 2 Demolished early 1970s; originally a store
Fairfield Stadium East 1928 Field paved over 1998; stadium demolished 2004[4]
James E. Morrow Library Central Stacks 7 floors; main building 3 + basement 1930; wraparound extensions added 1967 Completed
Shawkey Student Union Central 1 1933 Demolished 1972
Hodges Hall Central 2 1937 Completed; scheduled for demolition, 2008[5]
Laidley Hall Central 2 1937; expanded 1969 Completed
Jenkins Hall (originally Jenkins Laboratory School) Central 2 1938 Completed
Marshall Community and Technical College (Dining Hall, 1942-1975; Marshall University Community College 1975-1991) Central 2 1942 Completed
Old Main Annex Central 2 1947 Demolished 1967[6]
Science Hall Central 4 1950; extensions completed 1985 and 1995 Completed
Prichard Hall Central 4 1955 Completed
Jenkins Laboratory School Annex Central 1 1950s Demolished
Campus Christian Center Central 1 1961 Completed
Gullickson Hall East 3 1961 Completed
Holderby Hall (South Hall, 1963-80) Central 8 (originally 4) 1963; floors added 1969 Completed
Buskirk Hall (West Hall, 1965-76) Central 5 1965 Completed
Sorrell Maintenance Building East 1 1965 Completed
Smith Hall Central 8 + basement 1967 Completed
Smith Music Hall Central 2 1967 Completed
Twin Towers Central two 15-story towers 1969 Completed
Communication Building Central 2 1970 Completed
Memorial Student Center Central 2 + basement 1971 [7] Completed
Harris Hall Central 4 1976 Completed
Doctors Memorial Building[8] (former C&O railway hospital; also known as Marshall University Hospital at time of closure and demolition. See note below for history since 1890) South 4 1870 (formerly residence of first Huntington mayor Peter Cline Buffington 1870-1890[9], King's Daughters house 1890-1899, Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital Association hospital 1900-1971)[10] Demolished in 2001[11][12]; became part of Marshall in 1977, vacated 1998
Corbly Hall Central 3 1980 Completed
Catholic Newman Center South 1 1981 Completed
Cam Henderson Center East 1981 Completed
Erickson Alumni Center South 2 Completed; became part of Marshall in 1990 (formerly Kincaid-Mann Mortuary)[13]
Joan C. Edwards Stadium East 1991 Completed
Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center South 2 1992; Jomie Jazz Center added 2000 Completed
Myers Hall South 1 1992 Completed
One Room School Museum (a.k.a. One Room Schoolhouse, Punkin Center School) Central 1 1889 Completed near Glenwood; moved onto current location 1995[14]
Welcome Center South 1 1995 Completed
Cabell Hall South 3 Completed; became part of Marshall 1998 (formerly 20th Street United Methodist Church)[15]
Marshall University Medical Center South 4 1998 Completed
John Deaver Drinko Library Central 4 1998 Completed
Gibson Building (Marshall Commons) South 4 2003 Completed
Harless Cafe (Marshall Commons) South 1 2003 Completed
Haymaker Building (Marshall Commons) South 4 2003 Completed
Wellman Building (Marshall Commons) South 4 2003 Completed
Willis Building (Marshall Commons) South 4 2003 Completed
Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center North 4 2007 Completed
Clinical Education & Outreach Center South 4 2007 Nearing Completion[16]
Health and Wellness Center dormitories Central Two buildings (number of floors not yet announced) August 2008 (projected) Construction to start summer 2007. [17]
Health and Wellness Center Central 3 January 2009 (projected) Construction to start in summer 2007. [18]
Engineering laboratory North 1 Fall 2008 (projected) [19] Construction to start in fall [19]

[edit] Notes

  • Holderby Hall was originally named South Hall and was only four stories [20]. Constructed in the 1960s, it was expanded and renamed.
  • Prichard Hall was originally a female dormitory for freshmen. It is now an administration building [21].
  • The original C&O hospital building was originally the residence of the first mayor of Huntington, Peter Cline Buffington, until its purchase by the Catholic sisterhood King's Daughters in 1890. King's Daughters sold it to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in 1899, which began operating a hospital from the house the following year (the C & O Hospital began accepting patients July 1900). In 1920, a four-story brick annex was built; the Buffington residence was demolished. Subsequent additions were made in 1930, 1942, 1959, and 1984. In 1971, the C&O Hospital was renamed Doctors Memorial Hospital to honor the physicians killed in the 1970 plane crash. In 1977, the West Virginia Board of Regents bought the building to house the newly-formed Marshall University School of Medicine, which was based there until 1998. It was demolished in 2001.[22]
  • The Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center was completed in the fall of 1992 [23]. Planning for the new center began in the late-1980s. During the late-1980s and early 1990s, $13 million was raised from the alumni, faculty, staff, students and adjoining community. Joan C. Edwards had donated one million dollars towards the facility.
  • The Welcome Center was constructed in 1995 and is open 24-hours. It serves as a nucleus for information and security, providing "registration, admissions and public safety services." [24]
  • The $29 million John Deaver Drinko Library was completed in 1998 [25]. It currently holds more than 200,000 volumes. Construction began in 1995 with the demolition of Northcott Hall, the second oldest structure on campus. The western facade resembles the former structure it replaced.
  • Upon completion of the new dormitories near the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Hodges Hall, constructed in 1937, will be demolished [26]; the closing and demolition of Laidley Hall are also in the long-range plans.
  • Proposed and pending funding are a new Erickson Alumni Center,[27] Visual Arts Center,[28] a fine arts building, and an additional building for the Community and Technical College.[29][30]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Description of 1839 Building, from Marshall University Virtual Museum
  2. ^ Old Main Chronology from Marshall University Virtual Museum
  3. ^ Picture of Music Department Building (1926-1967)
  4. ^ Fairfield Stadium timeline (Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
  5. ^ MU expansion on schedule - from Huntington Herald-Dispatch
  6. ^ James E. Casto, Marshall University, ISBN 0738541907, via Google books
  7. ^ "Tragedy, Protests and New Horizons." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [1].
  8. ^ Picture of School of Medicine building
  9. ^ "Doctors Memorial Building Will be Gone by Middle of the Month" - Parthenon article, September 6, 2001, showing origin of building - and scheduled end
  10. ^ Listing of 1995 Accessions, Marshall University Library Special Collections - shows entry of papers from 1897-1979
  11. ^ Draft of consent order, Ohio EPA v. Marshall (2003)
  12. ^ Ohio EPA news release (August 3, 2003) (announcement of settlement of illegal dumping case in demolition of Marshall School of Medicine Building)
  13. ^ Erickson Alumni Center Society page
  14. ^ Inscription from West Virginia highway marker erected by the West Virginia Memory Project, West Virginia Division of Culture and History
  15. ^ [ www.marshall.edu/yearbook/tim/cabell.html Description of Cabell Hall], from Marshall University yearbook
  16. ^ Facilities and Affiliates: Marshall University Joan E. Edwards School of Medicine
  17. ^ "MU expansion on schedule", Herald-Dispatch. 
  18. ^ "Here today, gone in May", =The Parthenon. 
  19. ^ a b McElroy, Justin. "Marshall unveils new engineering lab", Herald Dispatch, 2007-04-21. Retrieved on 2007-04-21. 
  20. ^ "A University at Last." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [2].
  21. ^ "Toward Becoming a University." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [3].
  22. ^ "Farewell to a Century of History" - Parthenon article, September 21, 2001
  23. ^ "Reaching Out - Maturing." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [4].
  24. ^ "Reaching Out - Maturing." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [5].
  25. ^ "Reaching Out - Maturing." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [6].
  26. ^ McElroy, Justin. "MU expansion on schedule." Herald-Dispatch [Huntington] 12 Feb. 2007. 12 Feb. 2007 [7].
  27. ^ Fundraising announcement for new Erickson Alumni Center
  28. ^ Marshall University Vision 2020 Report
  29. ^ News report on new Marshall Community and Technical College
  30. ^ 2003 Marshall University Land Use Plan

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