Towers Hall, Otterbein College - Westerville, Ohio
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N 40° 07.523 W 082° 56.137
17T E 335073 N 4443469
One of the oldest buildings on the Otterbein College campus. Located on Grove St. in Westerville, Ohio.
Waymark Code: WM1NJT
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 167

In the morning of January 26, 1870, the original building that was Otterbein College burned to the ground. To some it was considered a mixed blessing as the building was poorly designed, and not well liked. It was decided to construct a new building nearby, using the salvageable bricks from the original building. So began Towers Hall.

Towers Hall originally included a chapel where daily services, lectures, concerts, and plays were held for over 80 years. The chapel stopped being used in 1951 when Cowan Memorial Hall was built. The chapel was soon gutted and turned into a library. In addition Towers Hall houses several administrative offices as well as the departments of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Actuarial Science

Street address:
Main and Grove Streets
Westerville, OH United States
43081


County / Borough / Parish: Franklin

Year listed: 1971

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1850-1874

Historic function: Education

Current function: Education

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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