Buildings and Grounds

A new building with "up to date features" is erected to house the library and officially named "Kemp Library" after E.L. Kemp. Rosenkrans Hall houses the library collection until 1980 when it moved to its present location.

"Koehler Fieldhouse was built in 1967 and named for LeRoy J. Koehler, President of the university from 1956-1968."

Library when it was located in Oakes Hall.

"Monroe Hall was built in 1940 and was a men's dormitory at that time. It was renovated in 2012 and currently has 2 computer labs, 4 classrooms, a 68-seat stepped auditorium, and offices. It also houses the Speech-Language Pathology and Communication Studies departments."

Moore Biology Hall was built in 1972.

"Originally known as Recitation Hall, this building was built in the Colonial Revival style in 1902. The building was later renamed Oakes Hall in 1921 after Reverend Chandler Oakes, one of the original Board of Trustees of the Normal School. The building was three stories tall and used for classrooms. It stood at the present site of Beers Lecture Hall and was demolished in 1979."

"Prior to 1930, the Principal of the school (now called President) was responsible for their own housing. In 1920, when the Normal School was purchased by the state, it was intended to make a Principal's house part of campus development. However, it would not be until 1931 that the colonial brick home would be completed. Located at One College Circle, the cost for the design and construction of the house was $35,000 and modeled after the President's house at Kutztown University. Dr. Tracy T. Allen was the first President to reside in the home."