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Michigan State University campus
College Hall's former location on campus.
College Hall
Use Classroom, office, laboratory, library, and chapel space
Style Eclectic
Erected 1856
Demolished 1918 (collapse from shoddy construction)
Location Sacred Space
Namesake None
Architect John Clough Holmes
Replaced by Beaumont Tower
Website Beaumont Tower website

College Hall was the first building erected on the campus of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (now Michigan State University), and the first in the United States to be erected "for the teaching of scientific agriculture. Rm46jpg|thumb|Classroom in St Eunan's College, Letterkenny, Ireland]] A classroom is a Room in which Teaching or Learning activities An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an Organization with specific duties attached A laboratory (informally lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific Research, Experiments and A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single Paradigm or set of assumptions but instead draws upon multiple theories styles or ideas to Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Clough Holmes (September 25 1809 - December 16 1887 was responsible for the establishment of Michigan State University. Beaumont Tower (1928 designed by the architectural firm of Donaldson and Meier‎, is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University. In Architecture, Construction, Engineering and real estate development the word building may refer to one of the following Any man-made Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. " Reputedly designed by John C. Holmes, it was built in 1856 and housed the school's classrooms, offices and laboratories, the school's library/museum, and a multifunction lecture hall/chapel. John Clough Holmes (September 25 1809 - December 16 1887 was responsible for the establishment of Michigan State University. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Rm46jpg|thumb|Classroom in St Eunan's College, Letterkenny, Ireland]] A classroom is a Room in which Teaching or Learning activities An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an Organization with specific duties attached A laboratory (informally lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific Research, Experiments and A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the An auditorium (plural auditoriums, or less commonly auditoria) is the area within a theatre, Concert hall, or other performance space where the A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a Along with Saints' Rest, and a horse barn, it was one of three buildings completed when the college opened for classes in 1857. Saints' Rest was the second Building erected on the campus of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (now Michigan State University) The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the

Because the Michigan state officials took the lowest construction bid possible, College Hall suffered from an extraordinary number of construction defects. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. These included hollow bricks, doors that wouldn't open, a leaky roof, floorboards that didn't reach the walls, and even a tree stump embedded in the foundation. A brick is a block of Ceramic material used in Masonry construction laid using mortar. A door is a panel or barrier usually hinged or sliding that is used to cover an opening in a Wall or partition going into a building or space Vietnam roofjpg|thumb|The roofs of Vietnam.]] A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a Building. A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area These defects would ultimately prevent the building's preservation and rehabilitation. Historic preservation or heritage conservation is a professional endeavor that seeks to preserve the ability of older (e

By the turn of the 20th century, College Hall had outlived its usefulness, and its future was in doubt. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Thus students organized a campaign to save College Hall from the wrecking ball. Demolition is the opposite of Construction: the tearing-down of Buildings and other Structures It contrasts with deconstruction They convinced the college to convert the hall into a student union. For the Sports Complex in Laredo Texas, see The Student Activity Center. The college went forward with plans to save the structurally unsound building, but it was too late. The construction weakened the shoddily-built structure, and in August of 1918, the building collapsed while a marching band played the national anthem outside the building. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A marching band is in the broadest terms a group of performers that consist of instrumental Musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America No one was injured in the collapse.

There were several proposals to replace College Hall, but in the end a clock tower was built on the northeast corner of the College Hall site. A clock tower is a Tower built with one or more (often four Clock faces. Beaumont Tower became the new architectural symbol of Michigan State College. Beaumont Tower (1928 designed by the architectural firm of Donaldson and Meier‎, is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University. Nevertheless, College Hall was not forgotten; to this day it is featured on the Great Seal of Michigan State University. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people

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