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Recitation Building (West Lafayette, Ind.)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1923-

Historical Information

The Recitation Building is a three-story, dark brick and stone building, with terracotta ornamentation, a tile roof and reinforced concrete construction inside. When it was built, it contained 26 classrooms and 8 offices and was located north of University Hall. The building originally housed the departments of Education, History, Economics, and Mathematics.

Citation:
Recitation Building. Purdue Campus Facilities and Buildings Historic Database. Accessed April 27, 2020. http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/62