Building & location |
Year Built |
Year razed/ changed |
Dedication Information |
Origin of Building Name |
Bumgerdner Hall (east end of what is now
Administration Bldg) |
1889 |
1920--incorporated into Ad Building |
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Boarding House (Old Dorm) (corner of College and
Bond) |
1889 |
19??--became part of Ikenberry and Winger houses |
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Bible School Building (west end of what is now
Administration Bldg--also called Chapel Building) |
1895 |
1920--incorporated into Ad Building |
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Oakwood Hall |
1898 |
1916--addition, 1926--addition,
1964-65--renovation, 1993--razed |
25 May 1927, College Chapel, address by
Mrs. Grace Overton of Chicago (OL 28 May 1927 p.3) |
Ladies' Home
until 1927. The name Oakwood was suggested by the women who lived there
in 1926-27, and announced during the dedication of the addition in May
1927. |
Ikenberry Hall |
1906 |
1949-50--remodeled, 1961--remodeled, 1992--razed |
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Young Men's
Home (also Blokewood after 1927) until 1957 when it was named for L.D.
Ikenberry (OL 4 April 1957 p.1). Name
recommended by special committee (Orel Little, Russell Bollinger,
Clyde Holsinger, Gertrude Wiebe, Edith Dresher, Robert Beery, and
Richard Bigler) and approved by Board of Trustees. |
Gym |
1911 |
1929--remodeled into Biology Building,
1963--razed |
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Powerhouse |
1913 |
1939--remodeled, 1959--remodeled, 1967--razed |
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Powerhouse 2 |
1967 |
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Science Hall |
1915 |
1926--remodeled to library, 1967--remodeled to
Communications Center
2009-razed |
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College Apartments, South (502 College Ave) |
1915 |
1992--razed |
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College Apartments, North (1104 Home Ave) |
1915 |
1969--razed |
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Chapel/West End Chapel |
1919 |
razed |
2
February 1919 (Aurora 1920 p.65) |
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College Hospital (507 Miami St) |
1919 |
Became Health Center, Home Management House, AAFRO
House--then sold |
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Administration Building |
1920 |
1964--renovation of chapel into office space and
Wampler Auditorium |
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Goshorn Chemistry/Clark Computer Center |
1923-25 |
1960--remodeled for physical education (until
1982), 1984--remodeled to Clark Computer Center |
Clark:
20 October 1984, address by President A. Blair Helman (Dedication
program) |
Goshorn:
Named for Goshorn family of Ladoga, Indiana, whose donations made the
building possible (OL 24 March 1960 p.3).
Clark:
Named for John G. and Ruth Hunn Clark, whose donation made the project
possible (plaque). |
Gymnasium/Auditorium |
1926 |
1937--addition of women's gym, 2000-razed |
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Calvin Ulrey Hall |
1948 |
199?--remodeled to include campus store, various
offices, and storage; 2002--remodeled |
13 February 1949 (Dedication program) |
Named for
Calvin and Miriam Ulrey, who at that time were the "greatest
single benefactors" of the College. |
Otho Winger Memorial Building |
1952 |
remodeled in 2004 |
30 April-1 May 1953, various locations,
address by C.N. Ellis, Juniata College (Dedication program) |
Named for Otho Winger, longtime
president, who conceived the idea of an arts building before his
retirement. |
Paint and Chemical Storage |
1956 |
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East Hall (west) |
1956 |
1963--addition of eastern portion |
23 March 1957, East Hall recreation
room, address by President A. Blair Helman (OL 14 March 1957 p.1) |
Name
recommended by special committee (Orel Little, Russell Bollinger,
Clyde Holsinger, Gertrude Wiebe, Edith Dresher, Robert Beery, and
Richard Bigler) and approved by Board of Trustees. |
President's Home (714 N. Bond St) |
1956 |
Sold when Tall Oaks was built |
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Holl-Kintner Hall of Science |
1959 |
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26 March 1960, gymnasium/auditorium,
address by Dr. Manning M. Pattillo, Lilly Endowment (Dedication
program)
8 October 1965 (MC2002/2p) |
The name Hall of Science was
recommended by the naming committee (Orville Noffsinger, Blair Helman,
Earl Garver, Robert Stauffer, and C. Ray Keim) in 1959 and used until
1965. At that time, the building was renamed in honor of Dr.
Carl Holl and Dr. Edward Kintner, longtime professors in Manchester's
science department. |
Petersime Chapel |
1961 |
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27 May 1962, lawn in front of chapel, address
by Ray Petersime and President A. Blair Helman (Dedication program
& OL 12 April 1962 p.1) |
Named for Ray Petersime and family,
whose donation made the chapel possible. |
Vernon F. Schwalm Hall (south) |
1961 |
1966--addition of northern portion |
11 November 1961, remarks from Edward
Burkhalter '61
1967, address by Vernon F. Schwalm
(Dedication materials) |
Named New Men's
Residence Hall until it was named for President Emeritus Schwalm in
1967. |
Stadium Shelter House |
1961 |
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Neher Maintenance Center |
1963 |
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23 September 1978, named during Cordier
Auditorium's dedication convocation (Dedication program) |
Named for Oscar Warner (O.W.) Neher,
longtime professor of Mt. Morris and Manchester and also
superintendent of buildings and grounds at Manchester (Dedication
materials). |
College Union |
1965 |
2006-07-renovation |
9 October 1965 (Aurora 1966, OL 7 October 1965 p.6) |
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Funderburg Library |
1965 |
1999--renovation |
29 October 1966, mall in front of
library, address given by Guy R. Little, Emory University (Dedication
program) |
Named for Cyrus
and Emma Funderburg. |
East St Apartments (1000 East St) |
1968 |
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Earl S. Garver Hall |
1969 |
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25 April 1970, address by Dr. Russell
Bollinger (OL 6 May 1970 p.6) |
Originally called Northeast Hall (OL 24
September 1969 p.5). Named for Earl S. Garver '33, alumnus,
professor of economics, and dean of Manchester. He also served
in Civilian Public Service during World War II and was partially
responsible for the founding of Brethren Colleges Abroad (MC2002/31).
Name was recommended by the dorm government and approved by the board
of trustees (OL 6 May 1970 p.6). |
Tall Oaks |
1970 |
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Named by Patricia Kennedy Helman, who
lived there from 1970-1986. She chose the name because of the
residence's location in the college woods, surrounded by oak trees. |
Charles S. Morris Observatory |
1973 |
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12 October 1974, remarks from Dr.
Malcom Hults, Dr. Dwight Farringer, and Dr. Philip Barnhart
(Dedication program) |
Named for Professor Morris, physics
professor 1926-1962 and provider of funds for facility. |
Cordier Auditorium |
1976-78 |
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23 September 1978,
Cordier Auditorium, address by Dr. Howard E. Sollenberger, Director
Emeritus of the Foreign Service Institute (Dedication program) |
Named for Andrew Wellington Cordier
'22, alumnus, chair of the history & political science department
(1927-1944), and member of the board of trustees. Cordier helped
to draft the United Nations Charter, worked for the UN (1946-1961),
and served as Dean of Columbia University's School of International
Affairs (1962-1972). He also served for two years as Columbia's
president (Dedication program). |
AAFRO House (507
Miami Street) |
1970 |
Sold in 1981. |
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| AAFRO House
(East St) |
1982 |
Became Security Department in 2003. |
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Physical Education and Recreation Center (PERC) |
1982 |
1997-98--addition |
23 October 1982, PERC, address by J.
Gordon Keever, chair of Board of Trustees (Dedication program)
October
1997 |
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| Carl W. Burt Memorial Stadium |
1988 |
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8 October 1988, PERC (Dedication brochure) |
Named for Carl W. Burt, football coach at
Manchester 1925-1942. |
A. Blair Helman Hall (corner of Wayne and College) |
1993 |
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9 October 1993, remarks by Edgar C.
Butterbaugh (Dedication program) |
Named for President Emeritus Helman,
who served Manchester for 30 years. |
Oakwood Hall 2 |
1994 |
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Naming committee (Edgar Butterbaugh,
Esther Rupel, Keith Pontius, Robert Beery, Opal Nees, David Mann)
recommended Oakwood Hall (OL 6 May 1994 p.1). |
| Gladdys Muir Peace House and Garden |
2000 |
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October 2000, Peace Garden, reflections by Kenneth Brown (Dedication
program) |
Named for Dr. Gladdys Muir, who taught for
32 years at LaVerne and was the first director of Manchester's Peace Studies
Institute. |
| Intercultural Center |
2003 |
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November 2002, Wampler Auditorium, Boniface Hardin, President of
Martin University (Dedication program) |
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| Science Center |
2004 |
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