The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

President's House

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President's House (front facade), University of the Cumberlands

Institution Name: University of the Cumberlands
Original/Historic Place Name: Ruby Gatliff Archer residence
Location on Campus: Main St.
Date(s) of Construction:

1905	original construction
2003	addition

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Colonial revival (Glossary)
Significance: culture, education, history, religion
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: brick, stone

Walls: brick

Roof:

Function:

1905-1962	private residence (home of one of Cumberland College's founding families)
1962-present (2006)	president's house

Narrative:
The Ruby Gatliff Archer President's Home was given to the college in 1962. The house, built in 1905, is a replica of the "Kentucky Home" exhibited in the St. Louis, Missouri, 1904 World's Fair. Every effort has been made to keep the home as an example of the style, furnishings, and gracious living of that period. An addition to the home was completed in the summer of 2003.

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