Eco BS: A History in PicturesOlivia Meszaros

ARH 234Dr. Julie Hruby

Fall 2011

Timeline of Eco BS from Building A College- 1889 to

1955

Timeline of Eco BS from maps not listed in Building A College

Music Hall

Music was first taught in the Ladies Hall (Fairchild Hall), but in 1898 it was moved to the Hutchinson House, which was where the Boone Tavern parking lot now is. It later became the Office of the Dean of the Academy, and the music classes were moved.

Music Hall

Music Hall- Academy Office

Hunting Hall

It was constructed with student labor starting in 1915, to house over 50 Academy boys. It had additions made to it over time. From 1942 it was housing women, and did so until 1971 when it was razed.

Hunting Hall

Hunting Hall

Putnam Hall (Faith Hall)

Built from 1912 to 1913, it was named for Kate Urner Putnam, a teacher at the Academy. It was originally named Faith Hall, because at its start, they lacked the funds to complete it, and were building it on faith. It was lived in by Vocational School girls, Academy boys and houses a portion of the Fireside Industries. It was used from 1913 to 1970, and stood about where Anna Smith student parking now is. It was razed in the summer of 1971.

Putnam Hall (Faith Hall)

Putnam Hall (Faith Hall)

Parish House (Academy Chapel, Foundation School Chapel, “The

Ship”Built from 1902 to 1903, the building had a few transformations. It was the Academy Chapel, the Foundation School’s Chapel, and “The Ship” when used by the Navy V-12 students. It was the seventh building built by the college for religious uses, and it had also served as Union Church until the one across the street was built. The college bought it from Union Church in 1922, and it was used until it was razed in 1971.

Parish House (Academy Chapel, Foundation School

Chapel, “The Ship”

Prospect House

It was built in the 1890’s as a private home, but wasn’t bought by the college until 1901. It was built were Anna Smith now stands, and housed male Academy students.

Marshall House

Cottages

Many of these were first private residences and then bought by the college to house students and faculty and staff. They were all over campus, and often torn town, moved, or built to serve whatever need there was.

Anna Smith

Anna Smith was built from 1949 to 1950 in a space cleared by Prospect, Rose and Marshall Cottages. It was built to house female students.

Anna Smith

Campus views

Campus views- Parish House, Hunting Hall, Prospect, Rose

and Duncan(Marshall

)Cottages

Campus views

Campus views

Sources

• All photographs taken from Berea College Special Collections and Archives

• Boyce, Robert. Building A College: An Architectural History of Berea College. Berea, Kentucky: Berea College, 2006.