3 results for tag: 1929
1929 – 513 1st Street
The building we see today was purpose-built under government guidelines by George Brown of the adjacent Brown & Holter Chevrolet car dealership. Postal workers moved everything into the building over the weekend of January 5, 1929. The building has used the addresses 511, 513, 517, and 523 during its history.
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1929 – President’s House
This Georgian Colonial style house was completed in 1929 for President, Richard T. Hargreaves and his wife, Edna "Rose" Morrow Hargreaves. The home was occupied by succeeding school presidents until 1987. It then became a faculty club, as well as a special events venue for the college and community. Weddings, receptions, and other special occasions were held in the renamed University House until 1998. That summer, President Stephen Jordan and his wife, Ruth, moved into the President's House, returning it to its original use.
1929 – The Philena
This faded gem was built by businessman and mayor, Clarence D. Martin in 1929, named in honor of his mother, Philena. It was erected as housing for single faculty members of the Cheney Normal School.