Anderson Hall (Maryville College)

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Anderson Hall
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Anderson Hall in 2009
Anderson Hall (Maryville College) is located in Tennessee
Anderson Hall (Maryville College)
LocationMaryville College campus, Maryville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°45′8″N 83°57′54″W / 35.75222°N 83.96500°W / 35.75222; -83.96500Coordinates: 35°45′8″N 83°57′54″W / 35.75222°N 83.96500°W / 35.75222; -83.96500
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1869 (1869)
ArchitectBenjamin Fahnestock
NRHP reference No.75001732[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1975

Anderson Hall, built in 1870, is the oldest building on the campus of Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee, named for college founder Isaac L. Anderson.[2][3]

Anderson Hall is a brick building designed in the Second Empire style by architect . Funds for its construction were contributed by the Freedmen's Bureau, Pittsburgh businessman William Thaw, and John C. Baldwin of New York.[3]

Originally the college's only building, Anderson Hall is currently used as a classroom building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Extensive renovations were started in 2008.[2]

The bell tower of Anderson Hall is depicted in the college's logo.

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Darren Dunlap, Maryville College's oldest building gets summer makeover, Knoxville News Sentinel, June 11, 2008
  3. ^ a b Maryville College[permanent dead link] in the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture

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