Building Architecture:

Ashley Hall and Converse Hall

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Title: Ashley Hall

Notes: Ashley Hall was built in 1921 and named in 1924 in honor of Hon. C. R. Ashley, the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees when the College opened in 1913. The building was used as a Residence Hall

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Title: Ashley Hall

Notes: Ashley Hall was renovated into apartments in 1972. In 1995, it is occupied by the Personnel Department, the faculty offices of the Department of History, other faculty offices, and the Division of Information and Technology, including the heavily visited computer Help Desk

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Title: Ashley Hall

Notes: View from Ashley Terrace

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Title: Girls in the Walkway

Notes: Covered Walkway between Ashley and Converse, with West Hall in the Background

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Title: Converse Hall

Notes: Converse Hall was the first building of the College. The building was built in 1912 and named in 1924 in honor of Hon. W. L. Converse, the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees when the College opened in 1913. Converse Hall was a dormitory, the Infirmary, classrooms, administration offices, dining hall, a chapel, and a social center. Converse Hall housed everything for the College until West Hall was built in 1918

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Title: Converse Hall

Notes: Training School was held in Converse Hall until 1933

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Title: Converse Hall

Notes: The newspaper article about the fire at Converse Hall on April 14, 1978. Its replacement was completed in 1981

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Title: Converse Hall

Notes: History Goes Up in Smoke

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Title: Converse Hall

Notes: Firefighters try to control the blaze of Converse Hall

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Title: Converse Hall

Notes: The Fire