The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Merner-Pfeiffer Library

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Merner-Pfeiffer Library (front facade), Tennessee Wesleyan College

Merner-Pfeiffer Library (interior, general view), Tennessee Wesleyan College

Merner-Pfeiffer Library (interior, with spiral staircase), Tennessee Wesleyan College

Merner-Pfeiffer Library (interior, detail of spiral staircase), Tennessee Wesleyan College

Institution Name: Tennessee Wesleyan College
Original/Historic Place Name: Merner-Pfeiffer Library
Location on Campus: D. Farmer Dr.
Date(s) of Construction:

1941	original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Beaux-Arts classicism, Colonial revival (Glossary)
Significance: architecture
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: brick

Walls: brick

Roof: slate

Function:

ca. 1941-present (2006)

library

Narrative:
Merner-Pfeiffer Library, built in 1941, contains over 100,000 volumes of books and reference materials. The building also contains an archives room where much of the college's records are stored. The library is completely automated and has access to the Appalachian College Association electronic library as well as interlibrary loans. The library is characterized by high arch windows and a spiral staircase. The remodeled archives room houses several one-of-a-kind items for the Methodist Church.

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