Buildings at Marshall University

Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia is home to many notable structures, including two residential high-rises.

Timeline

Notes

* Holderby Hall was originally named South Hall and was only four stories ["A University at Last." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/uni/61.htmlx] .] . Constructed in the 1960s, it was expanded and renamed.
* Prichard Hall was originally a female dormitory for freshmen. It is now an administration building ["Toward Becoming a University." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/uni/uni.htmlx] .] .
* The original C&O hospital building was originally the residence of the first mayor of Huntington, Peter Cline Buffington, until its purchase by the Catholic sisterhood King's Daughters in 1890. King's Daughters sold it to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in 1899, which began operating a hospital from the house the following year (the C & O Hospital began accepting patients July 1900). In 1920, a four-story brick annex was built; the Buffington residence was demolished. Subsequent additions were made in 1930, 1942, 1959, and 1984. In 1971, the C&O Hospital was renamed Doctors Memorial Hospital to honor the physicians killed in the 1970 plane crash. In 1977, the West Virginia Board of Regents bought the building to house the newly-formed Marshall University School of Medicine, which was based there until 1998. It was demolished in 2001. [ [http://www.marshall.edu/parthenon/archives/20010921/life.html "Farewell to a Century of History"] - "Parthenon" article, September 21, 2001]

* The Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center was completed in the fall of 1992 ["Reaching Out - Maturing." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/mature/100.htmlx] .] . Planning for the new center began in the late-1980s. During the late-1980s and early 1990s, $13 million was raised from the alumni, faculty, staff, students and adjoining community. Joan C. Edwards had donated one million dollars towards the facility.
* The Welcome Center was constructed in 1995 and is open 24-hours. It serves as a nucleus for information and security, providing "registration, admissions and public safety services." ["Reaching Out - Maturing." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/mature/106.htmlx] .]
* The $29 million John Deaver Drinko Library was completed in 1998 ["Reaching Out - Maturing." Marshall University. 1997. 20 Dec. 2006 [http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/mature/112.htmlx] .] . It currently holds more than 200,000 volumes. Construction began in 1995 with the demolition of Northcott Hall, the second oldest structure on campus. The western facade resembles the former structure it replaced.
* Upon completion of the new dormitories near the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Hodges Hall, constructed in 1937, will be demolished McElroy, Justin. "MU expansion on schedule." Herald-Dispatch [Huntington] 12 Feb. 2007. 12 Feb. 2007 [http://www.heralddispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070212/NEWS01/702120323] .] ; the closing and demolition of Laidley Hall are also in the long-range plans.
* Proposed and pending funding are a new Erickson Alumni Center, [ [http://www.marshall.edu/Alumni/newcenter.asp Fundraising announcement for new Erickson Alumni Center] ] Visual Arts Center, [ [http://www.marshall.edu/www/vision2020/10.asp Marshall University Vision 2020 Report] ] a fine arts building, and an additional building for the Community and Technical College. [ [http://media.www.marshallparthenon.com/media/storage/paper534/news/2007/02/27/News/Location.Set.For.Mctc-2745100.shtml News report on new Marshall Community and Technical College] ] [ [http://www.marshall.edu/vpoperations/masterplan/ 2003 Marshall University Land Use Plan] ]

References

See also

* Cityscape of Huntington, West Virginia
* Marshall University