A coloring book of former campus buildings taken from photos held in the Otterbein University Archive.https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/coloring/1000/thumbnail.jp

Garnek, Alexis

Grinch, Stephen D, Mr

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Otterbein University

Otterbein University Digital Commons @ Otterbein Otterbein Coloring Books Otterbein Archives Books Collection 9-2016 Lost Otterbein Coloring Book Stephen D. Grinch Mr Otterbein University, SGrinch@Otterbein.edu Alexis Garnek Otterbein University, alexis.garnek@otterbein.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/coloring  Part of the Historic Preservation and Conservation Commons Recommended Citation Grinch, Stephen D. Mr and Garnek, Alexis, "Lost Otterbein Coloring Book" (2016). Otterbein Coloring Books. 1. https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/coloring/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Otterbein Archives Books Collection at Digital Commons @ Otterbein. It has been accepted for inclusion in Otterbein Coloring Books by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Otterbein. For more information, please contact digitalcommons07@otterbein.edu. A coloring book of former campus buildings taken from photos held in the Otterbein University Archive.OTTERBEINLOSTPresented by Otterbein’s Courtright Memorial Librarycopyright 2016Otterbein University (1847)The United Brethren Church purchased the Blendon Young Men’s Seminary in Westerville, Ohio, in which to found Otterbein University. The campus consisted of two buildings, a brick dormitory (foreground) which housed the ladies of the university, and a white frame chapel (background) in which all other school activities were held. The dormitory stood approximately where Towers Hall stands today, and the chapel where Roush Hall stands. Both of these structures were razed  as part of the construction of Towers Hall.Draw your family here.213Saum HallThe first campus building built by Otterbein University was a dormitory, opened in 1855 and named in honor of its major benefactor, Jacob Saum.  It stood on the site of the Courtright Memorial Library,  approximately where the Otterbean Café now operates. Saum Hall served at various times as a Men’s Dorm, a Ladies’ Dorm, a classroom building, and a science building.  It was torn down in 1969 to make way for the construction of the Courtright Memorial Library.  draw and color your house here.don’t forget any flowers or trees.3 12, I ) ~ \~..'.:'-~-(~,~~=::~===========~ Original Main BuildingConstructions began in 1857 on this large multi-purpose class room building, which stood at the corner of Main and Grove Streets, where the 1913 pillars stand today.  Although it was occupied in 1861, constructions was never actually completed on the interior.  It was not designed by an architect.  It was described as having an “uncomfortable” chapel on the top floor, and “smokey” recitation rooms below. Early in the morning of January 26, 1870 a fire broke out in Old Main, and since Westerville had no fire department at the time the building was a total loss.  Bricks recovered from Old Main were used in the construction of the new classroom building, today known as Towers Hall.draw and color your school here.11 4-Otterbein University circa 1870Left to Right: White Frame Chapel, Brick Dormitory, Original Main Building, Saum HallStudent Union (The “Otterbarn”)At the end of WWII the Otterbein student population was growing, and the school had to work fast to keep up with the increased enrollment. One of the many needs in this expansion was a student   union. Business Manager Sanders Frye made use of his contracts in the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. to secure a surplus Army building for the campus. It was assembled on the old Football field and opened for business in 1947.  It was officially called the Student Union, but the  underclassmen quickly re-christened it the “Otterbarn”. In addition to being a large space for student gathering it also held the college bookstore and a lunch counter that was a precursor to the Roost. Never regarded as a permanent feature of the campus, it was torn down 17 years later in 1964, when the current Campus Center was completed. The Commons on Home Street now stand in its place.5 10Lambert HallThe Eva Glen Dora Lambert Memorial Hall was Otterbein’s first fine arts building.  It was completed in 1909, thanks to the generosity of Indiana Industrialist George A. Lambert, and named in honor of his late wife. The first three levels, which included a small auditorium, were devoted to the  music department. The top floor was designed for the art department and could be used as either separate class rooms or, with the opening of special wooden  panels, the entire floor could be converted into an art gallery. In 1979, with the opening of the Battelle Fine Arts Center, Otterbein found itself with an old, unstable building that was nowhere near up to code for modern use. It was demolished in the summer of 1979 for a cost of $45,000, almost twice the original construction cost. Today the site of Lambert Hall is the Cowan Hall/Admissions parking lot.9 6Cochran HallThe Phillip G. Cochran Memorial Hall was opened in 1907.  It was built to house seventy-eight women. Otterbein’s seven sororities were founded in this dormitory.  Unfortunately, at about 10:30 am on April 6, 1976, a fire started in one of the Cochran Hall lounges.  The smoke it produced filled the building and cause irrevocable damage to the hall and the only two injuries of the day. One student and one firefighter had to be treated for smoke inhalation—everyone else involved escaped unscathed.  The cost to restore Cochran Hall was over twice the insurance settlement.  That, coupled with the economic downturn of the 1970s, led to the decision to raze the building.   The plot on which it stood remains open, except for the Otterbein Spirit Rock.Association BuildingIn December, 1893, the Association Building was opened.  It was built to house Otterbein’s flourishing YMCA and YWCA, and it was the first such building to be built on a college campus west of the Appalachian Mountains.  It also  contained the University’s first gymnasium. The “Sosh” Building housed both Men’s and Women’s Athletics until 1929, when the men moved to the Alumni Gymnasium (today the Battelle Fine Arts Center) and the women took over the building.  After Women’s Athletics moved out in 1975 it was determined that there was no feasible way to continue operating or maintaining the building. It was razed later that  year.  When Roush Hall (which occupies the same spot on campus) was being  designed architects were careful to include design elements from the beloved old “Sosh”.7 8~ , '" ,I r;- J ) ' r"-; ~ ) \ ~ ~--~ ~ ~ r---rf' J 1 ("' _.J ...J ( 7-, \ ... , -INTRODUCTIONOtterbein University’s campus has changed dramatically since its founding in 1847.  Some  of our ex-buildings are well remembered by the alumni, and others only exist in photographs and drawings held in the University Archive.  The Courtright Memorial Library is pleased to share these “lost” buildings with you, and hopes this inspires you to dig a little deeper into the history of Otterbein University.Additional copies of this coloring book can be downloaded from the Archive page of Otterbein’s Digital Commons:http://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/archives/For more information about these buildings, and other aspects of Otterbein historyplease contact the University Archive at the Courtright Memorial Library:http://library.otterbein.eduColoring book created by Stephen Grinch 93’ and Alexis Garnek 16’Cover Image: Original Main Building (see page 4)1

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