The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Alumni Hall

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Alumni Hall (three-quarter view), Keystone College

Alumni Hall (side view), Keystone College

Institution Name: Keystone College
Original/Historic Place Name: Unknown
Location on Campus:
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s):

1890	original construction Unknown

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

Foundation: quarry stone

Walls: wood siding

Roof: shingle

Function:

ca. 1890	residence hall (women)
ca. 2004-present (2007)	alumni center
ca. 2004-present (2007)	administration

Significance: architecture, history
Landmark designation:

none

Narrative: see below
References: see below

Narrative:
Alumni Hall was built in 1890 and is a fine example of a Late Victorian structure. The building retains its original doors, wood siding, window sills, and window outdoor treatments, as well as original hand-rolled glass windows in both doors and attic windows. Alumni Hall was originally used as a dormitory for fifteen women, with a reception room for visiting alumni, and was formally donated to the Trustees of Keystone College by the Alumni Association in 1941. Today, Alumni Hall contains the Offices of Special Events, Institutional Planning and Research, and Alumni Relations, and serves as a place where alumni can meet when visiting the campus both informally and for planned events.

References:

I. Bibliographic sources:

Adams, Glenn D. Keystone: A History of the Academy and the College, 130th Anniversary, 1868- 1998. La Plume, PA: Keystone College, [ca. 1998].

II. Location of other data:

University: Facilities Management Office