Wittel Dormitory

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, July 12, 2013

1. Wittel Dormitory Marker (Now Missing)

Inscription. Wittel Dormitory has long been admired as one of Auburn’s most significant examples of classic nineteenth-century design. Built in the early 1900’s by Samuel S. Wittel to house professional women, it also served as a home for three generations of the Wittel family. After World War II enrollment at the Polytechnic Institute, which is now Auburn University, rose dramatically and Wittel became Auburn’s first dormitory for college women. The original structure features copper roof details, wood floors throughout, silver plate applied to the front entrance ceilings and Auburn’s first elevator.

Erected 1999 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Auburn Heritage Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 32° 36.236′ N, 85° 28.788′ W. Marker was in Auburn, Alabama, in Lee County. It was at the intersection of South Gay Street and East Thach Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Gay Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 205 South Gay Street, Auburn AL 36830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in East Alabama and in Greater Columbus.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Auburn University Chapel (about 600 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); Auburn United Methodist Church Founder's Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Desegregation at Auburn (approx. 0.2 miles away); The East Alabama Methodist College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Auburn WWI Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lathe (approx. 0.2 miles away); Auburn 1865~Present / The "Loveliest Village" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Auburn - Alabama (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.

Missing Wittel Dormitory Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 22, 2015

2. Missing Wittel Dormitory Marker

Appears to have been vandalized and removed.

Missing marker looking north on South Gay Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 22, 2015

3. Missing marker looking north on South Gay Street.

Wittel Dormitory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, July 12, 2013

4. Wittel Dormitory

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,084 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 14, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on July 14, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.