Administration Building (University of Memphis)
| Administration Building | |
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 The Administration Building on the University of Memphis campus | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Construction started | 1911 |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
The Administration Building is a structure on the campus of the University of Memphis in Memphis, TN. Along with Mynders Hall and the President’s House, the then named Administration/Academic Building was one of the three original buildings on the campus. Construction began in 1911, and all three structures were collectively dedicated on September 10, 1912.[1][2] In its original configuration, the building had a large staircase on the front of the structure leading to what is now the second floor. For many years, these steps were the site of many campus group gatherings and photographs.[1][2][3] Many fraternities and sororities held initiation activities on the staircase as well.[3] For example, fraternity pledges were required to push pennies up the steps with their noses and sororities required initiates to clean the steps with toothbrushes. In the university’s early years, male athletes lived on the top floor of the building.[3] The stairs were later removed, and a large addition was installed on the rear of the building. Into the 1940’s, the student handbook declared that first year students were not allowed to “use the front steps of the Administration Building” on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for the first six weeks of the school year.[3]
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Administration Building in 2007 -
Administration Building in 2020
References
- ^ a b Bond, Beverly, Sherman, Janann, & Wright Breland, Frances. (2012). University of Memphis. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing.
- ^ a b Sherman, Janann, Bond, Beverly G., & Breland, Frances. (2011). Dreamers. Thinkers. Doers. A Centennial History of the University of Memphis. Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company Publishers.
- ^ a b c d Sorrels, William. (1987). The Exciting Years: The Cecil C. Humphreys Presidency of Memphis State University 1960-1972. Memphis, TN: Memphis State University Press.