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Washington State University Buildings and Landscapes

West House (Pioneer Hall), 1965

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1. Pioneer Hall (West House) War Surplus dormitory that sat on the Stadium Way site later occupied by Fine Arts and the adjoining parking lot. Completed in October, 1946 at a cost of $30,000. Cost included site preparation and utility construction only: the Federal Public Housing Authority moved the building from Vancouver, Washington, and re-erected it on its WSU site at no cost to the college. 56,280 sq. feet. 88 single rooms, 134 double rooms. 2 head resident suites, 2 counselor quarters, 4 lounges, 4 laundries. Originally used as a women's dormitory.
2. West House (Pioneer Hall), 1965
3. West House, 1947 A two-story, temporary building of frame construction. Exterior 2 x 4 stud walls are covered with plywood on exterior with gypsum-board interior surfaces. Foundations are wood piers. Warm air from steam-heated coils is forced to the rooms. There are 88 single rooms, 134 double rooms, 2 head resident's suites, 2 counselor's quarters, 4 lounges, and 4 laundries. Used as a men's dormitory. Floor area totals 56,280 square feet. Completion Date: October 1946. Cost: $30,000. Source of funds: State of Washington. Remarks: Cost included site preparation and utility construction only. The Federal Public Housing Authority moved the building from Vancouver, Washington, and re-erected it on its present site at no cost to the College.
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1. Original Construction for West House (Demolished)
2. Pioneer Hall (West House) War Surplus dormitory that sat on the Stadium Way site later occupied by Fine Arts and the adjoining parking lot. Completed in October, 1946 at a cost of $30,000. Cost included site preparation and utility construction only: the Federal Public Housing Authority moved the building from Vancouver, Washington, and re-erected it on its WSU site at no cost to the college. 56,280 sq. feet. 88 single rooms, 134 double rooms. 2 head resident suites, 2 counselor quarters, 4 lounges, 4 laundries. Originally used as a women's dormitory.
3. West House, 1947 A two-story, temporary building of frame construction. Exterior 2 x 4 stud walls are covered with plywood on exterior with gypsum-board interior surfaces. Foundations are wood piers. Warm air from steam-heated coils is forced to the rooms. There are 88 single rooms, 134 double rooms, 2 head resident's suites, 2 counselor's quarters, 4 lounges, and 4 laundries. Used as a men's dormitory. Floor area totals 56,280 square feet. Completion Date: October 1946. Cost: $30,000. Source of funds: State of Washington. Remarks: Cost included site preparation and utility construction only. The Federal Public Housing Authority moved the building from Vancouver, Washington, and re-erected it on its present site at no cost to the College.
4. West House (Pioneer Hall), 1965