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  Location

  central part of Adelbert campus, off Adelbert Road
  
  Description
  3-story plus basement English Gothic style, faced with sandstone; first floor finished in oak, second and third floors finished in maple and Georgia pine, 80x37 feet; containing cafeteria, barber shop, auditorium

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  This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.

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  Formal Name
  Eldred Hall
  
  Named For
  Henry B. Eldred, friend
  
  Other Names
  YMCA Building
  Young Men's Christian Association Building

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  Constructed
  1897-1898
  
  Architect
  William Warren Sabin

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  Cost
  1897: $16,940.22 (including furnishings)
  
  Financing
  1897: Gift of $15,000 from Henry B. Eldred

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  Occupants
  1897-?: Young Men's Christian Association
  1918: Student Army Training Corps
  1938?-1949+: Dramatic Arts Dept.
  
  Uses
  1897-1938?: Recreation
  1938?-1949+: Classes and performances

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  Leased
  1926-1930: to C. W. Chinn

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  Ceremonies
  Cornerstone laying: 6/21/1897
  Dedication: 6/19/1898
  
  Trivia
  First Adelbert College student center

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  Alterations and Modifications
  
  Description
  1927-1928: Added new sub-basement
  
  Cost
  $2,898.03

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  Alterations and Modifications
  
  Description
  1938: Remodeled old section and purchased new seats;built new addition with a new theater, auditorium and dressing rooms
  
  Architect
  Garfield, Harris, Robinson & Schafer
  
  General Contractor
  Peck & Udell Construction Company
  
  Cost
  $6,822 for remodelling and $35,335 estimated for addition
  
  Financing
  Gifts of $1,998.55 from Eldred Players and gifts of $950 from various donors for remodelling; gift of $35,000 from Rockefeller Foundation for addition
  
  Ceremonies
  Groundbreaking: 7/27/1938
  Opening: 1/17/1939
  
  This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
  
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