Sparks Hall

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Sparks Hall
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Location10th and Main Sts., Chadron, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°49′11″N103°00′00″W / 42.819722°N 103.0°W / 42.819722; -103.0 Coordinates: 42°49′11″N103°00′00″W / 42.819722°N 103.0°W / 42.819722; -103.0
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
Architect Alfred W. Woods
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Chadron State College Historic Buildings TR
NRHP reference No. 83001086 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983

Sparks Hall, also known as Women's Dormitory on the campus of Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska, was built in 1914 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

It was designed by Lincoln, Nebraska, architect Alfred W. Woods. It is a two-story wood-frame building with red brick veneer, on a raised basement. It has a one-story covered porch. [2] [3]

It was the second building on the campus and served as the women's dormitory from 1914 to 1932 or 1933, when it was replaced in that role by Edna Work Hall. It was then renamed "Sparks Hall", named for Joseph Sparks, the first president of the college, and began serving as the men's dormitory. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Penelope Chatfield Sodhi (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination continuation sheet: Sparks Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved April 16, 2017. With three photos from 1982.
  3. Penelope Chatfield Sodhi (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chadron State College Historic Buildings Thematic Resources". National Park Service . Retrieved April 16, 2017.