West Hall - terminated
Title
West Hall - terminated
Subject
Florida State University
Florida State College
Florida State College for Women
Dormitories
Student housing
Residence Halls
Description
Architect: unknown– no information found in FSU Facilities demolished files
Namesake: N/A
Architectural Style: Neoclassical (1895-1955)
Features: two and three stories, two-story/colossal columns (unable to verify column style from the picture alone) on entry porch, no upper porch.
Materials: appear to be wood boards
Namesake: N/A
Architectural Style: Neoclassical (1895-1955)
Features: two and three stories, two-story/colossal columns (unable to verify column style from the picture alone) on entry porch, no upper porch.
Materials: appear to be wood boards
Date
Built: 1900?
Demolished: 1906 (burnt down)
Demolished: 1906 (burnt down)
Identifier
FSU_WestHall
Collection Items
West and East Halls at Florida State College - Tallahassee, Florida.
Looking northeast from Pensacola Street toward the men's and women's dormitories.
West Hall (men's dormitory): Built in 1901. Burned in December 1906. Later the site of Dodd Hall. East Hall (women's dormitory): Built in 1901/02. Burned on Oct. 31,…
West Hall (men's dormitory): Built in 1901. Burned in December 1906. Later the site of Dodd Hall. East Hall (women's dormitory): Built in 1901/02. Burned on Oct. 31,…
West Hall rooms used to practice music
"This state of affairs continued for a year or more, when West Hall burned and what students and practice-rooms had been there were moved to East Hall corridors."
West Hall was known for its practice rooms for music students.
Flastacowo 1913,…
West Hall was known for its practice rooms for music students.
Flastacowo 1913,…
"The Whispering Pine"
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Flastacowo 1921, pages 14 and 15
References the burning West Hall as well as several other buildings on campus.
References the burning West Hall as well as several other buildings on campus.
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