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Recitation Hall

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Other Names - Potter HallDate Built - 1889Cost of Construction - $561,819Razed - 1936Potter Hall was constructed in 1889 to serve Potter College for Young Ladies. It provided space for classrooms, library, dining hall, parlor and dormitory rooms for the students. When WKU purchased Potter College in 1909 the building became known as Recitation Hall and served the campus as a classroom building until it was torn down in 1936 to make way for Cherry Hall.Additions:Before 1927 - remodeled for $40,000Park City Daily News: Recitation Hall Dean of All, photograph, 9/28/927 Remove Landmark to Make Way for Modern Building, 3/17/1936 UA98 Potter College Inventory

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