Buildings at Tuskegee University Briefs of structures built during the Era of each President since 1881 A Chronological Listing by Booker Conley (1940-1995 ) Buildings at Tuskegee Institute built during the Presidency of Dr. L. H. Foster ( 1953-1981) Robert Russa Motoen Hall - 1952 Engineering Building until 1970, Human Resources Center, Job Corps Center headquarters since 1980. Designed to be built in three units for electrical, mechanical and civil engineering, only two units built. Built by Institute Construction Information Booth -1953 Built as a news stand and souvenir shop for Institute made arts and crafts. Ouonset Hut Storage - 1953 Built as a small bore rifle range for Army ROTC. A surplus building from the Tuskegee V. A. Medical Center. Dismantled, moved and re-erected by Construction Department at site below Bath house. Residence Hall -1954 Dormitory for women. Built by Institute Construction Department using Tuskegee block for partitions and back up. R. W. Woodruff Foods Processing Center - 1957 Animal processing plant, meat storage. Laboratory and classroom. By Construction
Thomas P. Russell Nursery - 1957 Laboratory school for School of Education Nursery and Kindergarten. By Construction Benjamin Banneker Hall - I960 Built as Dormitory "C", named 1990. By Construction Charles R. Drew Hall -1960 Built as Dormitory "B", named 1990. By Construction Olivia Davidson Hali - 1960 Built as Dormitory "A", immediately named. Women's dormitory. By Construction Thomas P. Russell Hall - 1960 Built as Dormitory "D", for men. Women's dormitory in 1970's. By Construction Lewis Adams Hall - 1964 Women's dormitory. Mary Mcleod Bethune Hall - 1964 University Apartments "A" and "B" - 1964 Built as married students apartments. Twelve units each. Samuel L. Young Hali - 1964
William Gregory Place "A" and "B" - 1964 Faculty and Staff apartments. Six units each. Brick veneer, 2 story. University Apartments "C" and "D" - 1967 Married students apartments. Twelve units each. Basil O'Connor Hall -1968 Nursing Education Building. A two story brick veneer building north of Harvey Hall (Nurses Home). Named for longtime Tuskegee trustee chairman. Houses nursing dean's offices, library, laboratories, classrooms and faculty offices. Emery Recreation Center- 1968 A low, one story concrete block structure built by Buildings and Grounds Department nes to Emery III. Chapel-1969 Concrete and brick structure designed by internationally known architect Paul Randolph. Principal architects were Fry and Welch, Architects of Washington D. C.. Located in old chapel spot but further back from road. For interdenominational worship and multi use. Alumnus E. L. Pryce painted the moral in the chapel's lower level. The "Singing Windows" in the narthex are a reproduction of the original Chapels windows. Engineering Building -1970 A four level building with attached laboratory building and an underground nuclear area (now wind tunnel). Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Central Cooling Plant - 1970 Metal building originally housed two 750 ton cooling units, cooling towers adjacent. Cooling provided to three hospital buildings, three Veterinary Medicine buildings, five men dormitories, Chapel, Kresge Center, Engineering Building, Campbell Hall, Extension Building and Chappie James Center.
John A. Andrew Building - 1970 Main hospital building of four floors and basement replacing old John A. Andrew hospital Building. Unfinished fourth floor. Used as a hospital unit 1987. Miscellaneous campus use afterwards as offices, classrooms, laboratories and storage on some floors. John A. Andrew Building-1971 Outpatient Building. Allied Health Building after hospital closed in 1987. Sebastian Kresge Center - 1976 Administration Building. Location of the president and senior offices of the administration. Main frame computer location. The atrium mural, "Centennial Vision", IT wide by 26' high was painted by Nelson Stephens in 1980 for the 1981 centennial. Large Animal Care Center - 1977 Veterinary Medicine's large animal facility. Classrooms, operating room, laboratories, faculty offices and over thirty stalls for housing animals. Frederick P. Patterson Hall -1978 Learning Resources Center, Named for Tuskegee's third president and Veterinarian Dr. F. D. Patterson. Location of Veterinary Medicine's Dean, Administrative and faculty offices, library, 323 seat auditorium, student lounge and media center. Miscellaneous Farm Buildings Small buildings erected west of Milbank Hall on the farm of metal or concrete block are Potato Curing House - 1974 Machinery Storage Shed -1974 Planting Building w/3 greenhouses - 1975 Poultry Laying House - 1975 Swine Building-1975 Swine Research -1978 Poultry Research Laboratory ~ 1978 Poultry Range Shelter - 1979 Feed Mill -1980 Plant Science Field Laboratory - 1980
Buildings at Tuskegee University Briefs of structures built during the Era of each President since 1881 A Chronological Listing by Booker Conley (1940-1995) Buildings at Tuskegee Institute built during the Presidency of Dr. L. BL Foster (1953-1981) Robert Russa Motoen Hall -1952 Engineering Building until 1970, Human Resources Center, Job Corps Center headquarters since 1980. Designed to be built in three units for electrical, mechanical and civil engineering, only two units built. Built by Institute Construction Information Booth -1953 Built as a news stand and souvenir shop for Institute made arts and crafts. Ouonset Hut Storage - 1953 Built as a small bore rifle range for Army ROTC. A surplus building from the Tuskegee V. A. Medical Center. Dismantled, moved and re-erected by Construction Department at site below Bath house. Residence Hall-1954 Dormitory for women. Built by Institute Construction Department using Tuskegee block for partitions and back up. R. W. Woodruff Foods Processing Center - 1957 Animal processing plant, meat storage. Laboratory and classroom. By Construction Department,
Thomas P. Russell Nursery-1957 Laboratory school for School of Education Nursery and Kindergarten. By Construction Benjamin Banneker Hall -1960 Built as Dormitory "C", named 1990, By Construction Charles R. Drew Hall -1960 Built as Dormitory "B", named 1990. By Construction Department Olivia Davidson Hall - 1960 Built as Dormitory "A", immediately named. Women's dormitory. By Construction Thomas P. Russell Hall -1960 Built as Dormitory "D", for men. Women's dormitory in 1970's. By Construction Lewis Adams Hall - 1964 Women's dormitory. Mary Mcleod Bethune Hall -1964 University Apartments "A" and "B" - 1964 Built as married students apartments. Twelve units each, Samuel L. Young Hall - 1964
William Gregory Place "A" and "B" -1964 Faculty and Staff apartments. Six units each. Brick veneer, 2 story. University Apartments "C" and "P" -1967 Married students apartments. Twelve units each. Basil O'Connor Hall - 1968 Nursing Education Building, A two story brick veneer building north of Harvey Hall (Nurses Home). Named for longtime Tuskegee trustee chairman. Houses nursing dean's offices, library, laboratories, classrooms and faculty offices. Emery Recreation Center -1968 A low, one story concrete block structure built by Buildings and Grounds Department nes to Emery III. Chapel-1969 Concrete and brick structure designed by internationally known architect Paul Randolph. Principal architects were Fry and Welch, Architects of Washington D. C.. Located in old chapel spot but further back from road. For interdenominational worship and multi use. Alumnus E. L. Pryce painted the moral in the chapel's lower level. The "Singing Windows" in the narthex are a reproduction of the original Chapels windows. Engineering Building -1970 A four level building with attached laboratory building and an underground nuclear area (now wind tunnel). Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Central Cooling Plant - 1970 Metal building originally housed two 750 ton cooling units, cooling towers adjacent. Cooling provided to three hospital buildings, three Veterinary Medicine buildings, five men dormitories, Chapel, Kresge Center, Engineering Building, Campbell Hall, Extension Building and Chappie James Center.