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Eliza Fowler Hall (West Lafayette, Ind.)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1903 - 1954
  • Usage: 1903 - 1954

Historical Information

Purdue Assembly Hall, renamed Fowler Hall, was completed in 1903. The purpose of the hall was to contain the administration offices of the University and rooms for the meetings of the faculty and trustees. The hall also expanded space for commencements, chapel services, and executive offices that were previously housed in University Hall. Fowler Hall also contained a pipe-organ and portrait of Mrs. Fowler. The building was demolished in 1954 to make room for the new Purdue Memorial Center which is now the Stewart Center. There is still an Eliza Fowler Hall within the Stewart Center building which sits approximately where the original structure was.

Citation:
Eliza Fowler Hall. Purdue Campus Facilities and Buildings Historic Database. Access September 16, 2019. http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/207

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Campus Art Survey records

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 62, Placement: 02
Identifier: UA 142
Scope and Contents

The Campus Art Survey records contain reports and inventories of the various paintings and works of art that were present on campus. The reports include the locations of the works of art at that time.

Dates: 1938 - 1958

Fowler Hall records

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 54: Series UA 110, Series 2; Series UA 110, Series 1; Series UA 110, Series 3; Series UA 111, Series 1; Series UA 111, Series 2; Series UA 111, Series 3; Series UA 111, Series 4, Placement: 03
Identifier: UA 118
Scope and Contents

The Fowler Hall records contain materials related to the dedication of Eliza Fowler Hall and its organ.

Dates: 1901 - 1923