| Evans Complex |
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| 1901 University Avenue |
ID# 011 |
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| Map |
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| Timeline |
| 1958 |
English Building renamed for Evans [1] |
| 1959 |
Evans English Building constructed |
| 1988 |
Renovated (exterior) |
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| Namesake |
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George Evans
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The western side of the original campus quadrangle expanded in the 1950s with the construction of the Graphic Arts and Music buildings.
The Music Building contained classrooms, offices, and instrument practice areas; it became known as Music 1 in 1964 when the former Student Union Building was renamed Music 2.
The English Building arrived on the quad seven years later.
Through the miracle of modern construction technology, the two buildings were joined at the hip in the late 1980s. Today the entire building houses the Departments of English and Foreign Language.
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Sources:
[1] Minutes from the Board of Regents, February 28, 1958 |
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The Music and English buildings sat together apart for about three decades before extensive remodeling bridged the gap in between. |
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The Music Building, today's southern half of the Evans Complex. |
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The English Building, today's northern half of the Evans Complex. |
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We're told the many offices, as evidenced by the number of windows, were once practice rooms for band members. |
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The older the building, the better chance for old signage: the reddish-orange brick of the campus� original music building still displays the faded remnants of �Music� on its surface. |
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The oft-rumoured rear-entrance of the Evans Complex. |
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