The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Sampson Hall

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Sampson Hall (partial exterior view), University of Evansville

Sampson Hall (detail, arcade exterior), University of Evansville

Sampson Hall (detail, arcade interior), University of Evansville

Institution Name: University of Evansville
Original/Historic Place Name: Bookstore
Location on Campus: South Oval
Date(s) of Construction:

1959	original construction McGuire, Shook, Compton, Richey & Associates

Designer: McGuire & Shook; Compton, Richey & Associates
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Gothic revival, Modern/post-WWII, Other (Glossary)
Significance: architecture
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: Indiana limestone

Walls: Indiana limestone

Roof: flat

Function:

ca. 1959	other (bookstore)
ca. 2004-present (2006)	infirmary (Ellen Mann Health Center)
ca. 2004-present (2006)	administration (University Public Relations)

Narrative:
Sampson Hall originally housed the college bookstore. After the bookstore moved, it became a classroom for a couple of years and now provides office space for the University Public Relations and the Mann Health and Wellness Center. It is connected to the Union building by a covered Gothic arched walkway. The building is made of limestone and has a flat roof. It was named in honor of Delbert Sampson, former Chair of Psychology, built in 1959.

References:

Klinger, George. We Face the Future Unafraid: A Narrative History of the University of Evansville. Evansville, IN: University of Evansville Press, 2003.

Olmsted, Ralph. From Institute to University. Evansville, IN: University of Evansville, 1983.