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12019-05-09T16:51:02-07:00Alex Merrillb09a6772a215272bb53277ec320c56e5b0f43399West House (Demolished)Alex Merrill1image_header2019-05-09T16:51:02-07:00Pioneer Hall194646.729767, -117.160545Alex Merrillb09a6772a215272bb53277ec320c56e5b0f43399
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12019-05-09T16:51:48-07:00Alex Merrillb09a6772a215272bb53277ec320c56e5b0f43399Pioneer Hall (West House)1War 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.plain2019-05-09T16:51:48-07:00Is found in PC 3, WSU Buildings Photographs http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc3.htm, at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC), http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascpc003b07f05_1ImageRecycled structures; Wooden buildings; Dormitories1946 - 1948North and Central America--United States--Washington (state)--Whitman county--Pullmanark:/80444/xv40374Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascIn copyright. Item is in copyright for 120 years from its date of creation.Alex Merrillb09a6772a215272bb53277ec320c56e5b0f43399
12019-05-09T16:52:06-07:00Alex Merrillb09a6772a215272bb53277ec320c56e5b0f43399West House (Pioneer Hall), 19651West House (Pioneer Hall) from high on Troy Lane with Safety Building in lower left and buildings east of Stadium Way in background including North House (Esquire House). West and North were dormitories erected post World War II from abandoned military facilities. The area around North, East, South, and West Halls was known informally for many years as Mud Hollow.plain2019-05-09T16:52:06-07:00Is found in PC 28, Paul Philemon Kies Photographs http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc28.htm, at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC), http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascpc028b12n65W38_eastfromwilsonroof19650619ImageRecycled structures; Wooden buildings; Dormitories06/19/1965North and Central America--United States--Washington (state)--Whitman county--Pullmanark:/80444/xv92353Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascIn copyright. Item is in copyright until 70 years after the 1971 death of the creator.Alex Merrillb09a6772a215272bb53277ec320c56e5b0f43399
12019-05-09T16:52:06-07:00Alex Merrillb09a6772a215272bb53277ec320c56e5b0f43399West House, 19471A 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.plain2019-05-09T16:52:06-07:00Is found in PC 80, Building Since WWII at WSC http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc80.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascpc80n08ImageCampus buildings--Washington (State)--Pullman; Dormitories1947United States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--Pullmanark:/80444/xv47097Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://libraries.wsu.edu/mascNo known copyright. Item is believed to be in public domain due to failure to comply with required formalities.Alex Merrillb09a6772a215272bb53277ec320c56e5b0f43399
