Beadle Hall

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Beadle Hall
Beadle Hall
General information
Location Madison, South Dakota, USA
Coordinates 44°00′45″N97°06′35″W / 44.012515°N 97.109732°W / 44.012515; -97.109732
CompletedSeptember 1886
Technical details
Floor count4 floors

Beadle Hall is a residence hall at Dakota State University. [1] It was originally called West Wing. It is built out of Dell Rapids Granite, LaCrosse white-cut stone, and Milwaukee pressed brick. [2] The hall was opened in September of 1886. [3]

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Beadle Hall is the oldest building in South Dakota that is still used for its original purpose. [3]

Namesake

Beadle Hall is named after General William Henry Harrison Beadle who was Dakota State University's third president. During the American Civil War, Beadle enlisted in the Union army. During his time in the army he was made 1st Lieutenant, Captain of Company A 31st Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and the lieutenant colonel of the US Volunteers in March of 1965. During President Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration, Beadle was in command of the military guard in Washington, DC. He left the army with honorable discharge in 1866 and was given the rank of Brevet Brigadier-General. [4]

The building was originally called West Wing, but was renamed to Beadle Hall in 1970. [5]

Renovations

A new roof was put on the building in 1935. In 1952, the building received major remodeling which made it a fire resistant structure.[ citation needed ]

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