Anderson Hall

Anderson Hall is the central administration building for Kansas State University. It was originally called the "Practical Agriculture Building" when it was completed in 1879. The building's name was changed to "Anderson Hall" in 1902 after John Alexander Anderson, the second president of Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University). Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1521x1659, 374 KB) Summary Anderson Hall at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, USA. Taken October 2005, modified with the GIMP. Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Kansas State University Anderson Hall ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1521x1659, 374 KB) Summary Anderson Hall at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, USA. Taken October 2005, modified with the GIMP. Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Kansas State University Anderson Hall ... Kansas State University (sometimes referred to as K-State) is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... John Alexander Anderson (June 26, 1834 - May 18, 1892) was a U.S. Congressman from Kansas (1879-1891), and the second President of Kansas State Agricultural College (1873-1879). ... Jump to: navigation, search Kansas State University (sometimes referred to as K-State) is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. ...

Over time, this building has housed a diverse set of facilties including a canteen, a barbershop, and a chapel. An electronic carillon was installed in 1965 to sound the hours. Jump to: navigation, search Canteen has several different meanings: Canteen (place), a private cafe, restaurant, or cafeteria at a school, office, or military base. ... A traditional musical style, see Barbershop music A 2002 motion picture, see Barbershop (movie) A place where barbers work, see Barbershop (hair) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, USA A carillon is a musical instrument composed of at least 23 cup-shaped bells played from a keyboard using fists and feet. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999-The Bomb 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

History

The building was constructed in three phases starting with the north wing, followed by the central section, and finished with the south wing. The construction was first financed by the state in 1877 with construction starting in 1878. The final wing was finished in 1884. The building's purpose has changed much over the years and it has been altered many times in its history. Jump to: navigation, search 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ...

Construction

The construction of Anderson Hall began in 1877 with an appropriation of $12,500 by the Kansas legislature for its north wing. Excavation begin in March of 1878 and the building was initially occupied a year later in 1879. The building initially housed classrooms for English, drawing, mathematics, and practical agriculture. It also housed the president's office and, also, the library from 1879 until 1894. Jump to: navigation, search 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Look up English on Wiktionary, the free dictionary As an adjective, English refers to anything from or pertaining to England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Drawing is one of many ways to making an image; it is the process of making marks on a surface by applying pressure from or moving a tool on the surface. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mathematics Look up Mathematics on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1880, the Kansas legislature made a new appropriation of $30,000 to build the central structure including the tower. The north wing of the building was also retrofitted at this time to make this building the first on campus to be equipped with steam heat. A time capsule was also embedded in the new foundation, which included some campus records, commencement speech transcripts, some copies of the school newspaper, The Industrialist, and other documents. A story in the newspaper in the June 4, 1981 issue stated, "incased [sic] in solid masonry, it will remain until resurrected by some curious antiquary, a thousand years hence." Jump to: navigation, search 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A time capsule is a historic cache of goods and/or information, usually intended as a method of communication with people in the future. ... Jump to: navigation, search June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno (mythology), wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1981 (MCMLXXXI)is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The new central section contained a new office for the president, a fire-proof vault (under which the time capsule was buried), the main hall, and in the back (west) of the central section was the chapel. The main hall featured a large dome-like stained glass window at the top. The chapel had a sloped floor with 16-tiers of wooden folding chairs.

The south wing began construction in 1883 with an appropriation of $20,000 by the state legislature. It was completed in 1884. Two east facing porches were also added to the front of the building between the central section and the ends of the north and south wings at this time. The new wing featured a model kitchen and dairy, a sewing room, the Lady Superintendent's office, study rooms, and class rooms. Jump to: navigation, search 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ...

Remodeling

Here is a timeline illustrating modifications that have been made to Anderson Hall since it's initial construction.

• 1887 - The chapel was extended and the attic of the building was finished.
• 1892 - The archway was opened from the secretary's office to the main hall.
• 1893 - A hall well on the second floor was closed.
• 1896 - A cement floor was added to the basement hall.
• 1897 - The president's office was moved to the south side of the main hall.
• 1903 - The porches were rebuild and painted.
• 1904 - The literary society room was converted into four offices.
• 1908 - The chapel was split to make room for more architecture classrooms.
• 1919 - A canteen and barbershop were installed into the basement.
• 1920 - The chapel was turned into a recreation center.
• 1924 - The canteen and barbershop closed.
• 1933 - The east wall of the building was repaired from moisture damage caused by vines.
• 1939 - An office for the dean of women was added.
• 1945 - The wooden porches were converted into office space.
• 1961 - The east wall of the south wing was reinforced with steel pipes for a time and then removed when the wall was rebuilt.
• 1965 - An electric 98-bell carillon was installed in the tower as a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Ralf Hockins of Arrington, Kansas.
• 1989 - The central tower of Anderson was repaired.
• 1993 - On August 20, the tower was struck by lightning causing $1.25 million in damage to the building.

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Current uses

This building now contains many of the administrative offices for Kansas State University. This includes the office of the president, some of the vice presidents and deans, the provost's office, and several offices related to legal, public relations, human resources, and student administration. Kansas State University (sometimes referred to as K-State) is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. ...

External links

• KSU Anderson Hall Campus Tour Site
• KSU Anderson Hall Campus Map Site
• History of Anderson Hall