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- 23 images. University of Puget Sound -established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888 as Puget Sound University -first located in a bldg. at 2102 So. I St., followed by a series of leased bldgs. -first graduating class in 1891 -campus planned for what became known as the University Place area in 1893, never built -reorganized in 1903 as the University of Puget Sound -first permanent campus opened in 1903 at 602 No. Sprague Ave. -campus relocated to No. 15th & Warner St. site in 1924 -new campus designed by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch. -ground breaking for campus 5/22/1923 -cornerstone laid for Jones Hall 2/22/1924 -campus opened in Sept. 1924 -known as the College of Puget Sound from 1914-1959 -renamed the University of Puget Sound in 1960 -university no longer formally affiliated with the Methodist Church -plans at TPL -major campus bldgs. include: -Jones Hall (1924, Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch.) -Gymnasium (1924, Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch.) -Howarth Hall (1927, Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch.) -Anderson Hall (1938, Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch.) -Kittredge Hall (1941, Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch.) -Todd Hall (1947, Sutton, Whitney & Dugan / Mock & Morrison, arch.) -Memorial Fieldhouse (1948, Dugan, Mock & Morrison, arch.) -President's Residence (1949, Dugan, Mock & Morrison, arch.) -Conservatory of Music (1953, Dugan, Mock & Morrison, arch.) -Collins Memorial Library (1954, Silas E. Nelsen, arch.) -Wallace Memorial Pool (1956, Silas E. Nelsen, arch.) -Tenzler Hall (1958, Silas E. Nelsen, arch.) -Student Center (1959, Silas E. Nelsen, arch.) -Kilworth Chapel (1966, Lea, Pearson & Richards, arch.) -Thompson Hall (1967, Nelsen, Krona & Ziegler, arch.) -Harned Hall (2006, SRG Partnership, Portland, arch.) SEE ALSO: 2102 SO. I ST., 919-23 YAKIMA AVE. SO., 902 SO. G ST., 602 NO. SPRAGUE AVE. SEE ALSO: TPL Catalog/Clipping File T.Times 3/3/1920 C.P.S. selects 38-acre site for a campus TNT 3/4/1920 Plan memorial hall at college TNT 3/10/1920 President Todd appeals for Puget Sound college T.Times 5/5/1921 City plans to vacate land for college TDL 2/18/1923 p.1,9 Outline plans for new CPS (sketch) TDL 5/20/1923 Break campus ground May 22 TDL 5/23/1923 p.1 Gift of new CPS building comes as Campus Day climax; Mrs. Charles H. Jones announces $200,000 donation ... TNT 5/23/1923 On 78th birthday, Tacoma woman gives CPS $200,000 T.Times 5/23/1923 ... gift to college insures two new buildings TDL 6/10/1923 p.A9 (sketch of proposed Jones Hall by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch.) TNT 1/22/1924 CPS cornerstone ceremony to be Feb. 22 TNT 2/14/1924 Two new educational buildings are nearing completion (J.E. Bonnell & Sons, contr.) TNT 2/20/1924 Cornerstone of new Jones Hall to be laid with elaborate ceremony TNT 2/22/1924 Cornerstone laid for college hall TDL 2/23/1924 p.1 Cornerstone of Jones Hall is dedicated (il) TNT 2/23/1924 Views of cornerstone ceremony at CPS (il) T.Times 4/1/1924 Break ground on April 16; CPS will start soon on science hall building TNT 4/11/1924 Make rapid progress with college plans (sketch) TDL 5/25/1924 p.E10 (sketch of Jones Hall) TDL 6/9/1924 p.2 Old building at college closed; special ceremony held ... ("color post" moved from old campus to new) TDL 6/11/1924 p.3 Lay cornerstone of new science hall (il) TDL 7/13/1924 Excavation for CPS gym starts (temporary gym built "near a natural ampitheater") TNT 9/12/1924 College moves to splendid new home TNT 9/16/1924 Permit taken out for $25,000 gym; will use frame building until erection of bigger edifice TNT 10/14/1924 CPS building is getting finishing touches TDL 1/4/1925 p.E8 (il of gymnasium) TDL 6/10/1925 p.10 Dedication for new college hall (Jones Hall) TNT 1/7/1926 CPS to resume building program; hopes to complete science hall and erect dormitory TDL 1/31/1926 Women's building unit suggested for CPS TNT 3/23/1927 Plan great college plant for future (sketch of campus plan by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch.) TDL 3/30/1927 Science Hall to be finished (sketch) TDL 4/12/1927 Rotogravure Sec. p.6 (il) TDL 5/1/1927 p.B3 Future plans for local college pictured (sketch by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch.) TDL 5/2/1927 CPS offers fine changes for expansion (sketch) TDL 10/2/1927 p.A13 New $175,000 science building at CPS (Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch. and J.E. Bonnell & Sons, contr.) (il) TDL 4/10/1928 Gravure Sec. p.3 (il); Sec.II p.4 (sketch of proposed campus plan) Pacific Builder & Eng. 11/16/1929 p.13 (floor plan of Jones Hall) TNT 10/20/1930 Airplane view of section of CPS (il) TDL 2/9/1932 Gravure Sec. p.2 (il of Jones Hall and Howarth Hall) TDL 2/14/1932 Re-dedicate hall at CPS; science building to be in memory of late Leonard Howarth TNT 2/17/1932 CPS will hold big celebration TDL 2/19/1932 CPS plans 5,000,000 expansion (ten year plan includes library, dormitories, second science hall, fine arts bldg., gymnasium and wood products bldg.) TNT 2/19/1932 CPS goes a step ahead TDL 6/3/1934 p.A1 May build "star lab" at C.P.S. TNT 1/7/1938 $10,000 gift to college; check will start fund for women's building at CPS TNT 2/16/1938 p.1 Break ground for new dormitory (Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, arch.) (il) T.Times 2/16/1938 Break ground at CPS for new building T.Times 2/19/1938 p.9 Progress in education(il) TNT 4/26/1938 p.B3 Half century past; CPS builds for bigger future (sketch of proposed women's dormitory) TNT 5/30/1938 p.3 Dormitory at college is expected to be ready (sketch) TNT 10/12/1938 p.5 CPS will lay "stone" (il of women's residence hall under construction) T.Times 10/12/1938 Cornerstone laying at college Thursday T.Times 10/13/1938 p.5 Cornerstone for women's hall laid at CPS (MacDonald Bldg. Co., contr.) (sketch) TNT 10/14/1938 p.15 (il) T.Times 10/14/1938 Stone placed at new hall T.Times 2/8/1939 New dormitory marks college's 51st year TNT 2/15/1939 p.7 Open house at new CPS hall (il of new women's residence hall) T.Times 2/15/1939 New CPS hall is dedicated (L.B. MacDonald, contr.) T.Times 10/18/1939 Dr. Todd recommends next CPS projects (proposed second wing to women's residence hall) TNT 12/21/1939 New gift to college ($15,000 donation to bldg. fund) 378 P96T 378.7 EA76O 378.7 M625S 720.28 SU87A 979.7 B64 Vol.II p.991 979.72 H91 Vol.I p.409 979.778 M364T p.47 979.7788 G135TP p.73-80 (il)
- Year Built: 1924
- Decade Built: 1920s