Oxford in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Alumnae Hall

Remnants of a Glorious Past

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 29, 2017

1. Alumnae Hall Marker

plaque with text and floor plan

Inscription.
Alumnae Hall
Built: 1890- 1892
Razed: 1977
Born of the vision of President Leila McKee and built through the generousity of Olivia Meily Brice, Class of 1866 and Western’s first woman Trustee, Alumnae Hall was truly the gift of women to women. Its state-of-the-art laboratories, spacious lecture hall and classrooms, glorious circular library, and skylit art gallery epitomized the “liberal arts,” marked the transition from seminary to college, and launched a new era in the history of Western College.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women.

Location. 39° 30.137′ N, 84° 43.54′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Ohio, in Butler County. It is on Western College Drive, on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the “Western Campus” of Miami University, across from Kumler Chapel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 645 Western College Dr, Oxford OH 45056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater

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Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Western College (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedom Summer (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedom Summer '64 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedom Summer 1964 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ernst Nature Theatre (about 400 feet away); Langstroth Cottage (approx. 0.4 miles away); Langstroth Cottage / Lorenzo Langstroth (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Verlin L. Pulley Tower (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Also see . . . Alumnae Hall (Western College for Women). Wikipedia article about the history of Alumnae Hall, the Alumnae Hall Memorial, Olivia Meily Brice (Mrs. Calvin S. Brice), The

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 29, 2017

2. Alumnae Hall Marker

Brice Window (Tillinghast Window), and the Heath Chime of Eleven Bells that was built on the west side of Alumnae Hall. (Submitted on October 4, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 29, 2017

3. Alumnae Hall Marker

full view of site from sidewalk

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 29, 2017

4. Alumnae Hall Marker

plaque of artwork of the building

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 29, 2017

5. Alumnae Hall Marker

Alumnae Hall a gift from C. Olivia Meily, ’66. (Mrs. Calvin S. Brice) and other Alumnae. erected 1892

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 29, 2017

6. Alumnae Hall Marker

opposite side of cornerstone

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 541 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 1, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.