The 1910-1911 Campus

The 1910-1911 Campus. Voices of Sheldon Jackson School and College. , In 1910, the Sitka Industrial Training School closed for a year as contractors, volunteers and students replaced the original buildings with this state-of-the-art campus., The New York City architectural firm of Ludlow and Peabody included Tudor, Western Stick, and Cratsman elements in their design., Staff and students renamed the school for Missionary Sheldon Jackson, who had died in 1909., [Captions:] , Stevenson Hall 1911. Named for donor Caroline Stevenson, the upper floor was the small girls dormitory. Now owned by the Sitka Music Festival., North Pacific Hall and Storehouse 1911. Named for the North Pacific Board of Missions, this was the big girls dormitory and school dining rooms. The storehouse was for storing food., Allen Memorial Hall 1911. Named for Richard H. Allen, whose widow raised funds for its construction. The upstairs classrooms across the front of the building are divided by a wall that could be lifted into the attic. The main floor was used as a gymnasium, and for assemblies and plays., Whitmore Hall 1911. Originally named Home Missions Monthly Hall, for the Presbyterian magazine, later renamed for the teacher Gladys Whitmore. this was the big boys dormitory, with administrative offices on the first floor., Heating Plant (behind) and Fraser Hall (1911). Named for Presbyterian missionary Thomas Fraser by the Woman's Board of Home Missions, this was the small boys dormitory., The laundry had a patent clothes dryer, with racks for clothes that rolled into a compartment lined with heating pipes. It had a mangle, with heated rollers for drying and pressing sheets and tablecloths, which is as dangerous as it sounds: one girl lost her hand., The central heating plant replaced dozens of heating stoves, greatly reducing the risk of fire. The buildings' exteriors are engineered to direct water outward, reducing the threat of rot: the technology integrated into the campus design has contributed to its longevity.