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Randel House
824 20th Street
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Timeline:
1960 Constructed
Unit N-5 Tex-41-CH-104 [1]
1982-c.86 ROTC Headquarters
2002- Used for Bearkat Learning Community
Namesake:
Victor Randel
 
Architect:
 
Contractor(s):
Links:
Bearkat Learning Community
Spivey Randall and Honors Alum
Randel House is a student residence located near the northeastern corner of the intersection of Avenue I and 20th Street, facing north.

Residence Life classifies the two-story small house as a part of "Three East."

The Department of Military Science moved to Randel House following the 1982 fire that severely damaged the Austin College Building [2]; signage on the front and side of the building can still be seen from this former occupant. ROTC offices eventually moved to Academic Building Three.

Since the 2002-03 school year the house has been used for participation in the Bearkat Learning Community.
Photographs
Randel House The houses of Three East were some of the first residences built east of Avenue I. A map from the late-1960s indicates that 20th Street originally ran north of the buildings (in front of Randel House).
Randel House If you squint your eyes the small blobs on the north side of the building form the letters ROTC. Impress your friends with that trick, why don�t you?
Randel House Signage out front the building.
Randel House The "rear entrance" of Randel House with the new College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building looming to the north.
 
Sources:
[1] SHSC Revenue Bond Buildings (c.1965)
[2] - Department of Military Science, 2009
 
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