Adelbert Hall

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Adelbert Hall
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Location Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates 41°30′17″N81°36′30″W / 41.5048°N 81.6083°W / 41.5048; -81.6083
ArchitectJoseph Ireland [1]
Architectural style Italianate, Stick-Eastlake and Romanesque [1]
NRHP reference No. 73001405 [1]
Added to NRHP1973-10-30 [1]

Adelbert Hall is an administration building at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and a registered historic building, listed in the National Register on 1973-10-30. [1]

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Construction

It was built in 1881 to serve as the home of Western Reserve College and named after Adelbert Stone, the son of industrialist Amasa Stone. The building was gutted by a fire in June 1991, and a $12.4 million restoration of the building was completed in 1993 during the tenure of President Agnar Pytte. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
  2. "Adelbert Hall burns - 20 years ago". Recollections. Case Western Reserve University. June 23, 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

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