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Stevenson Hall

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Dedicated in 1990, Stevenson is best known as the home of Oberlin's largest dining hall. To reinforce the intimate scale of the Oberlin campus, Stevenson Hall is organized to support the residential-house model of the college. The site is adjacent to…

Administration Building (Temporary)

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After the College Chapel burned down in 1903, the administrative offices were moved to a frame residence at 122 West College Street. The building contained a two-story brick vault, that would supposedly protect the contents from fire. However,…

Cox Administration Building

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Construction of the sandstone Cox Administration Building began in 1913 and was completed in 1915. It was named in memory of Jacob Dolson Cox, an Oberlin graduate, Union army general, and Ohio politician, by one of Cox’s sons, J.D. Cox. The…