University District in Indiana in Indiana County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wallace Hall

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2025

1. Wallace Hall Marker

Inscription.

On this site stood Wallace Hall, constructed in the early seventies and named for Florence Wallace, a faculty member in the Social Studies (later History) Department from 1938 until her retirement three decades later. Although she grew up close to campus and attended the Model School, she ultimately became a world traveler who enthusiastically shared her international perspective with students and community members until her death in 1980. Through her efforts, a 1954 national meeting of the Collegiate Council for the United Nations took place at Indiana State Teachers College and featured a speech by former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

Erected by Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 40° 37.011′ N, 79° 9.411′ W. Marker is in Indiana, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County. It is in the University District. It is at the intersection of Grant Avenue and Pratt Drive, on the left when traveling east on Grant Avenue. Marker is on the southwest corner of Wallwork Hall. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 455 Pratt Drive, Indiana PA 15705, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William H. Sylvis (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Catawba and Kittanning Native American Trails (approx. 0.2 miles away); Breezedale (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Indiana Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); "The Spirit of The American Soldier" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); SPC Beverly Sue Clark (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indiana.

Regarding Wallace Hall. Excerpt

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2025

2. Wallace Hall Marker

On Wallwork Hall, to right of white portico columns, visible through the entrance gateway

from IUP News, Foundation, IUP to Break Ground for Phase III of Residential Revival (2008):

"Wallace Hall was constructed in 1973 as a mirror image of Esch Hall and, like Esch, has served as a coeducational residential building. The facility was named in honor of Florence Wallace, a social studies professor at IUP from 1933 to 1964."

Also see . . . Indiana University of Pennsylvania. (Submitted on January 21, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.