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Cole Hall

Cole hall was constructed in 1929 by the Harrisonburg Building and Supply Company. Its name honors Dr. Charles Knox Cole, foster father of benefactor Virginia Garber Cole Strickler. The building was dedicated on June 1, 1930. Cole Hall features a large auditorium in which a pipe organ is installed. In addition to the main campus auditorium, the building also housed classrooms and a smaller theatre.

The Bridgewater College library was moved from the first floor of Founders’ Hall to the basement of Cole Hall in December 1929. It remained in Cole Hall until books were transferred to the newly built Alexander Mack Memorial Library in the Great Book Lift of September 18, 1963. Chapel exercises were moved to Cole Hall from Memorial Hall in September 1946.

Cole Hall was renovated several times. In 1968, its iconic front columns were replaced with a new glass front. Also it was connected by a covered breezeway with the newly built student union and cafeteria building, the Kline Campus Center. A two-story addition was added to the end of Cole Hall in 1973. The addition was constructed by the George G. Reeves Construction Company. It improved the theatre and auditorium facilities. The Reuel B. Pritchett Museum occupied the former library space in the basement of Cole Hall from 1964 until 2017. Today the renovated space houses the Bridgewater College Campus Store.

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  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library from the Cole Hall balcony, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library from the Cole Hall balcony, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Cole Hall and Kline Campus Center in snow, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Cole Hall and Kline Campus Center in snow, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Cole Hall and Kline Campus Center, probably 1970s by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Cole Hall and Kline Campus Center, probably 1970s

  • Bridgewater College, Cole Hall and Rebecca Hall, undated, before 1968 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Cole Hall and Rebecca Hall, undated, before 1968

  • Bridgewater College, Cole Hall entrance with blooming dogwoods, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Cole Hall entrance with blooming dogwoods, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Cole Hall interior with piano on stage, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Cole Hall interior with piano on stage, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Cole Hall, undated-before 1968 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Cole Hall, undated-before 1968

  • Bridgewater College, Front of Cole Hall, undated-before 1968 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Front of Cole Hall, undated-before 1968

  • Bridgewater College library in Cole Hall basement, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College library in Cole Hall basement, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Student and librarian in BC library in Cole Hall basement, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student and librarian in BC library in Cole Hall basement, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Students and librarian in BC library in Cole Hall basement, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Students and librarian in BC library in Cole Hall basement, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Student sleeping on newspaper in BC library in Cole Hall basement, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student sleeping on newspaper in BC library in Cole Hall basement, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Students sitting on bench outside Cole Hall front, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Students sitting on bench outside Cole Hall front, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Students studying in BC library in Cole Hall basement, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Students studying in BC library in Cole Hall basement, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Unidentified group gathered in front of Cole Hall, 1930s by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Unidentified group gathered in front of Cole Hall, 1930s

  • Bridgewater College, Unidentified individuals leaving Cole Hall, undated - before 1968 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Unidentified individuals leaving Cole Hall, undated - before 1968

  • Bridgewater College, R Roller (photographer), students walking by side of Cole Hall, probably 1950s by R Roller

    Bridgewater College, R Roller (photographer), students walking by side of Cole Hall, probably 1950s

  • Bridgewater College, Bill Smith (photographer), Cole Hall exterior with snow on ground, undated - before 1968 by Bill Smith

    Bridgewater College, Bill Smith (photographer), Cole Hall exterior with snow on ground, undated - before 1968

  • Bridgewater College, Trees blooming at Cole Hall front, 2 May 1996 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Trees blooming at Cole Hall front, 2 May 1996

  • Bridgewater College, Up view of Cole Hall front, 2 May 1996 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Up view of Cole Hall front, 2 May 1996

 
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