{"nrhp_refnum":"85000637","name":"Stuyvesant Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"OWU, W. William St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Delaware","county":"Delaware County","state":"OH","lat":40.29850842900004,"lon":-83.07586377599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-03-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Stuyvesant Hall is a 3½-story brick Georgian Revival dormitory on the Ohio Wesleyan University campus on West William Street in Delaware, Ohio, built in 1929-31 as housing for freshman women.","why_significant":"The hall is argued to be significant under Criteria A and C. It is an excellent early 20th century example of Georgian Revival architecture. It also reflects the growth of Ohio Wesleyan, having been funded by the largest single endowment the university had received to that time ($1 million).","narrative":"Stuyvesant Hall is a 3½-story brick dormitory on a hilltop along West William Street on the Ohio Wesleyan University campus in Delaware, Ohio. Built in 1929-31, it was funded by a $1 million endowment, the largest single gift the university had received up to that time. It housed 255 freshman women and was the third women's dormitory on campus, after Monnett and Austin Halls. Its completion ended the freshman cottage system. The Georgian Revival design features a symmetrical facade, a central pavilion with bell tower and cupola, quoins, ornamental swags, and segmental window arches with keystones. Rear wings form a courtyard with a fountain and seating. Recreational spaces such as a stage, a recreation center and \"date parlors\" reflected changing social life of the 1920s. Terraced grounds and winding steps suit the style. The hall was recognized for its architecture and for its role in the university's early 20th century expansion.","period_of_significance":"1929-31","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed in good interior and exterior condition and still in use as a dormitory.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.441459-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85000637.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000637/932a829b7f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000637/932a829b7f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Phillip M Kukelhan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2012sept_WesleyanUniversityStuyvesantHall007.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Phillip M Kukelhan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2012sept_WesleyanUniversityStuyvesantHall007.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984757","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137759977"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/delaware-county/stuyvesant-hall-85000637/"}