The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Julia Maria Fairchild Hall

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Julia Maria Fairchild Hall (ca. 1890), Berea College

Julia Maria Fairchild Residence Hall, Berea College

Institution Name: Berea College
Original/Historic Place Name: Ladies Hall
Location on Campus: Chestnut St.
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s):

1871-1873	dedication September 1873 Anderson & Hannaford
1962	renovation Unknown
1973-1974	renovation Unknown
1982	renovation Unknown
2000	renovation Unknown

Type of Place: Individual building
Style(s): (Glossary)
Materials:

Foundation: local stone

Walls: brick

Roof: slate

Function:

ca. 1873	library (first library)
ca. 1873-1960	dining hall
1873-present (2007)	residence hall (women)
ca. 2004-present (2007)	administration (offices for Labor and Student Life)

Significance: architecture, education
Landmark designation:

none

Narrative: see below
References: see below

Narrative:
Julia Maria Fairchild Hall, erected in 1872, was the first building on the Berea campus and the first brick building in the area. Originally known as Ladies Hall until it was renamed in 1937, Fairchild was modeled after Oberlin College's Ladies Hall through plans obtained by former President Edward Henry Fairchild, whose brother was the president of Oberlin. The building has undergone several renovations--in 1962, 1973-1974, 1982, and a thorough renovation in 2000--and in its current form occupies 36,864 sq. ft. Fairchild has always served as a residence for female students, and today it also accommodates the Offices of Labor.

References:

I. Bibliographic sources:

None specified.

II. Location of other data:

University: Library, Special Collections