Anderson Hall (Maryville College) Explained

Anderson Hall
Location:Maryville College campus, Maryville, Tennessee
Coordinates:35.7522°N -83.965°W
Architect:Benjamin Fahnestock
Added:February 20, 1975
Refnum:75001732

Anderson Hall, built in 1870, is the oldest building on the campus of Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee, named for college founder Isaac L. Anderson.[1] [2]

Anderson Hall is a brick building designed in the Second Empire style by architect Benjamin Fahnestock. Funds for its construction were contributed by the Freedmen's Bureau, Pittsburgh businessman William Thaw, and John C. Baldwin of New York.[2]

Originally the college's only building, Anderson Hall is currently used as a classroom building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Extensive renovations were started in 2008.[1]

The bell tower of Anderson Hall is depicted in the college's logo.

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Notes and References

  1. Darren Dunlap, Maryville College's oldest building gets summer makeover, Knoxville News Sentinel, June 11, 2008
  2. http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=M024 Maryville College