East Hall
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N 42° 17.183 W 085° 35.814
16T E 615680 N 4682526
Located on the east side of East Hall, high on the hill overlooking Kalamazoo. Parking is on the west side of the hall, on East Campus Drive off of Oakland Drive.
Waymark Code: WM1G3T
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2007
Views: 54
In 1903 the state legislature provided for the creation of Western State Normal School, the forerunner of Western Michigan University, a publicly-funded institution of higher learning. Donating money, services and land, the city of Kalamazoo worked with the State Board of Education to develop this campus. The Olmsted Brothers, well-known landscape architects, laid out a prominent site on Prospect Hill, and E. W. Arnold of Battle Creek designed this Georgian Revival complex as Western's official home. Construction began in 1904, and the first portion of East Hall, the Administration Building, was dedicated in 1905. By 1909 the remainder of the building was completed, and some five hundred students from all over the state attended classes at the college. East Hall symbolizes the cooperation between school and community.
Historical Name: Olmsted Brothers, E. W. Arnold
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: State Site #0510
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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