Everything about Amos Eaton Hall totally explained
Amos Eaton Hall is the current home of the
Department of Mathematical Sciences
at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in
Troy, NY. It is named for
Amos Eaton, the co-founder and first senior professor of Rensselaer. Amos Eaton Hall is the only building on the campus referred to by both first and last name. The building opened in
1928.
History
In
1926, the Board of Trustees recognized the need for a larger library and assembly hall. The proposed building to house these facilities was to be named in memory of
Amos Eaton, the co-founder and first senior professor at Rensselaer. The existing library had outgrown its home in the Pittsburgh Building. The new library was designed to accommodate 160,000 volumes and 240 readers. The new assembly hall was designed to accommodate 1400 people, approximately the size of the student body at the time.
Amos Eaton Hall, in
Colonial Revival style, was designed by Lawler & Haase of New York who had previously designed the '87 Gymnasium in
1911. The actual costs of the building are unknown, as it was contracted together with the Caldwell dormitory in the Quadrangle, but it has been estimated at $300,000.
In 1960, the library was moved to the former St. Joseph's Chapel, where it remained until the
Folsom Library was built. The chapel then became the Voorhees Computing Center. The auditorium space was converted into lab, classroom, and office space. In 1965 the interior of the building was remodeled. It currently houses the Department of Mathematical Sciences and includes some offices of the
Department of Computer Science.
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