The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Rodman Hall

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Rodman Hall (ca. 1940), John Carroll University

Rodman Hall (ca. 2003), John Carroll University

Institution Name: John Carroll University
Original/Historic Place Name: Faculty Building (Jesuit residence)
Location on Campus: #13 on campus map
Date(s) of Construction:

1931-1938

original construction; April 7, 1931 - September 1938 Small, Philip L.

Designer: Philip L. Small
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Gothic revival, Other (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, education, history, religion
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: concrete

Walls: brick, limestone

Roof: slate, copper

Function:

ca. 1938	private residence (for the Jesuits)
ca. 2000-present (2006)	other (renovated into departmental offices in Sept 2000)

Narrative:
The Faculty Building, now Rodman Hall, was part of the original group of buildings constructed for a new university to be located on the east side of Cleveland. The move from the west side was intended to be not just a change of geographical location, but also a matter of providing the location and facilities for an institution that would "develop into a leading Catholic university of the Midwest."

References:

Gavin, Donald P. John Carroll University: A Century of Service. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1985.