The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Cleveland Hall

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Cleveland Hall (three-quarter view), Converse College

Cleveland Hall (front facade, ca. 2004), Converse College

Institution Name: Converse College
Original/Historic Place Name: Home of Arthur and Chevillette Cleveland
Location on Campus: 589 East Main St., Spartanburg, S.C.
Date(s) of Construction:

1905	original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Other (Glossary)
Significance:
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: brick

Walls: clapboard

Roof: shingle

Function:

1974-present (2006)

alumni center

Narrative:

References:

Eaddy, Mary Ann. Converse College Historic District. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1975.

Kibler, Lillian Adele. The History of Converse College. Spartanburg, SC: Converse College, 1973.

Willis, Jeffrey R. Converse College: A Pictorial History. Spartanburg, SC: Converse College, 2001.