Stalker Hall

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Type Classroom Completed 1954 Architectural style Art Deco		Named for Francis M. Stalker Opened 1954 Architect Ralph Oscar Yeager

Location Chestnut Street; on the Quadrangle of Indiana State University Similar Hulman Center, Memorial Stadium, Bob Warn Field at Sycamor

Stalker Hall is the current home of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana State University. Originally named the Education & Social Studies Building upon completion in 1954, it was renamed Stalker Hall in 1966 in honor of Francis Marion Stalker, a long-member of the Faculty from 1892–1929.

Map of Stalker Hall, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA

From 2004–2005, it underwent a $5.5 million renovation which addressed structural, technological and cosmetic deficiencies. It is now fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act's standards.

Architect: Ralph O. Yeager

Contractor: J.L. Simmons Co., Inc. and Nehf Hardware & Electric Co., Terre Haute

Initial Cost: ~$920,000

Renovated: 2004–2006 Classrooms now contain the latest technology, Additional elevators were added, Energy-efficient windows and doors were installed, A new facade was added to the southern entrance of building, "tying" it to the Quadrangle.

Notes: This is the second Indiana State University building to bear the name Stalker Hall, the initial building was the 'Laboratory School' constructed in 1905 and razed in 1953.

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Stalker Hall Wikipedia

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