Tauy Jones Hall is the oldest surviving building on the Ottawa University campus at 10th and Cedar Streets in Ottawa, Kansas and has a copper roofed cupola at its peak. The building was named after John Tecumseh “Tauy” Jones, who was of half Chippewa heritage and served as an interpreter for the Pottawatomie.[2]
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| Location | Ottawa University campus, 10th and Cedar Sts., Ottawa, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 38°36′14″N 95°15′47″W / 38.60389°N 95.26306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1866 |
| Built by | Emerson & Plank |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002659[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1982 |
Emerson & Plank began construction of the building in 1866 under President Isaac Smith Kalloch.[3] Construction was completed in 1869. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1982. [4] Tauy Jones Hall is currently home to "the Chancellor's Office, Human Resources Department, Finance Department, Marketing Department, and the Office of University Advancement."[5]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#82002659)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Jones, John Tecumseh (Tauy)" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ Marriner, Ernest C. (February 1948). "KALLOCH-SAINT OR SINNER?". The Colby Alumnus: 9.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tauy Jones Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved February 12, 2022. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Virtual Campus Map | OUKS | Ottawa University".