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1828 Avenue I |
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| 1993 |
Last used for housing |
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Parking lot closed |
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Samuel Wilson
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The Wilson Apartment building was a two-story, 16,684 square-foot dormitory in the central part of campus. It was one of five individual housing units constructed on what was the then-eastern border of the campus along Avenue I.
During the early 1980s campus beautification efforts reduced the flow of vehicular traffic through the heart of campus and most of the out-dated student housing, like the nearby Rix Apartments, was demolished. The remaining Wilson and Frels buildings were last used for student housing in the early 1990s before renovations converted their use to office space. For a decade, both buildings housed various administrative offices in the heart of the campus.
Long-rumoured for demolition, it was announced in September 2004 that Wilson and Frels would be razed before the end of the decade [1]; demolition occurred over the winter 2006 break. With the buildings gone, the area was converted into Bearkat Plaza. |
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[1] President's Update (Sep. 2004) |
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An aerial photo of campus shows the northeastern corner of the Houston Apartments, and cars parked along Rix, Wilson, and Frels apartments. During this time Avenues I and J ran uninterrupted through campus. This predominance of pavement in the heart of campus would be gone within a decade. |
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While the Wilson Building had not been home to students in years, the sign on the western outside wall reminded visitors of its role as housing. |
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Bearkat Plaza in 2009 and a view of where the Wilson Building once stood. |
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