The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Institute for Adult Learning

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Institute for Adult Learning, Ohio Valley University

Institution Name: Ohio Valley University
Original/Historic Place Name: Administration Building
Location on Campus: south campus
Date(s) of Construction:

1963	original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Modern/post-WWII (Glossary)
Significance: history
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: unknown

Walls: block

Roof: flat, tar-covered

Function:

ca. 1963	classrooms
ca. 1963	administration
ca. 1966	auditorium
ca. 1966	library
ca. 2004-present (2006)	other (houses Institute for Adult Learning)

Narrative:
The Old Administration Building was the first permanent structure built on the 133 acre site purchased in 1958. It was the center of college life and academics until 1995.

References: