Wittel Dormitory

Wittel Dormitory

Located at 205 South Gay Street, Wittel Dormitory represents an example of the colonial revival architectural style. Built in the early 1900s as the private residence of Samuel S. Wittel, the building first served as a boarding facility for professional women employed in Auburn and the private resid...

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Main Author: Taylor McGaughy
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/23
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Wittel Dormitory
Taylor McGaughy
fulltopic Cultural resources
Education; Lee County, AL; Auburn University; Wittel Dormitory; Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Colonial Revival Style; Wittel, Samuel S.; Auburn, AL
description Located at 205 South Gay Street, Wittel Dormitory represents an example of the colonial revival architectural style. Built in the early 1900s as the private residence of Samuel S. Wittel, the building first served as a boarding facility for professional women employed in Auburn and the private residence of the Wittel family. After the post-World War II enrollment spike at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, the university purchased the building to serve as a dormitory for the steadily increasing female portion of the student body.
spelling Wittel DormitoryTaylor McGaughyEducation; Lee County, AL; Auburn University; Wittel Dormitory; Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Colonial Revival Style; Wittel, Samuel S.; Auburn, ALLocated at 205 South Gay Street, Wittel Dormitory represents an example of the colonial revival architectural style. Built in the early 1900s as the private residence of Samuel S. Wittel, the building first served as a boarding facility for professional women employed in Auburn and the private residence of the Wittel family. After the post-World War II enrollment spike at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, the university purchased the building to serve as a dormitory for the steadily increasing female portion of the student body.Alabama Cultural Resource SurveyTaylor McGaughy2014-11-26Still Image and TextJPEG and Texthttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/23Image Source: http://www.auburn.edu/academic/classes/hist/3970/ Text Source: The Heritage of Lee County Book Committee, The Heritage of Lee County, Alabama (Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000), 25.English
title Wittel Dormitory
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author Taylor McGaughy
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url https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/23
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