Sturges Hall

Date

1884-1963

Location

Corner of S. Professor St. and College Place (demolished)

Architects/Collaborators

Coburn and Barnum, Cleveland (architects)

Style

Château Style

History

The erection of Sturges Hall was begun in the fall of 1883, and completed in 1884, on the site across from Talcott Hall and next to the Soldier's Monument (1870, demolished/moved). For a number of years after the completion of Sturges Hall it was used primarily as an assembly room for the College women, but since 1907 this assembly room was used for lecture and recitation for large classes in the College of Arts and Sciences. The building was named for Susan M. Sturges, the principal donor. Sturges Hall was remodelled in 1952, then demolished in 1963 to make way for new Conservatory buildings.

Source

Oberlin College Archives, Office of the Secretary Records.