Staff Writer
Lindsey Wilson College was a college built for maybe 200-300 people when it first started. This school as grown immensely since it’s start in 1903. A picture taken in front of the administration building, around the 1930s, shows only three buildings on the school’s campus. This included the L. R. McDonald Administration Building, which was the first building to be constructed on this campus, the building was funded by Mrs. Catherine Wilson, who donated $6,000 to help.
Connected to the Administration Building is the bell that is now a part of the quad bell tower. The picture also included Phillips Hall, which is now an all girls residence hall. Phillips hall was funded by Mrs. James Phillips. In the picture there was also another building located when the John B. Begley Chapel now sits. The building from the photo is unknown and is no longer on this campus. The campus had nothing else.
Located around the college were a few houses that we now own today, including the roundhouse, which at the time of the college opening, much like many other homes around the area, were occupied by community members.
Mark Coleman, Vice President of Administration and Finance, gave a few words on how much the school has grown and the changes he has seen happen in his 4 years here at LWC.
“When people come back to campus from their years here for like a reunion or they are just passing through, they can’t believe it has changed so much, because slider hall,for example, use to be a gymnasium and the cafeteria was in the basement,” said Coleman.
In the years that have passed we have built pretty much every structure, with the help of many very generous donations, on the main campus, this does not include the homes that are surrounded by the college, those were either already here or built by the community or members of the community.
The campus has grown not only with the building of many buildings but with receiving new buildings,the buildings that really look like houses, from the community.
“On Lindsey Wilson Street, there are only two houses down towards Campbellsville Street, that we do not own. Toward Fairground Street, there is one house on the left, that we do not own, we have two houses on Young Street, one was a former english faculty member, Carolyn Keefe-Keefe Hall-, she donated her house to the college and then we also own the Bedford Stone House, that’s across from the wellness.”
All of these house like buildings were bought from the college in an auction or donated from the person that lived in the house.
“It depends on the situation but sometimes there is no family and so, they are committed to the college and see that it will be a value to the college, they make the donation. We are grateful for that,” said Coleman.
The college has all of these houses and each and everyone serves a very good purpose to benefit the school and also help our college expand and create a more organized atmosphere.
“A lot of the house we have fall into two camps, they’re either offices or they are going to be places for graduate assistants or interns, who are helping our different programs, to live in,” said Coleman.
This houses serve as great essentials to our school and all are very important in being a part of the community.
But, not only does the school own these many building that appear to be houses and the structures on the main campus but they also own land around the school and even own other buildings in other areas of Kentucky.
“We own the cycling park, which is no house, we own a piece of property over by the hospital but there is just trees, we own property in Scottsville, which is where our Scottsville location is located, and we actually own a church in Louisville: Saint Mark,” said Coleman.
Lindsey Wilson is more to the eye then many people would think. This is an informative piece for many of those that were clueless on some of the facts of Lindsey Wilson. This is also to help many know what many of those houses do and what their purpose is for our campus.
With the help of Jamie Murrell, a list was put together of all the houses that LWC owns and what their function is:
A1-Athletics Office Annex: Offices for Cheer, Dance, Cross Country, Tennis, and Volleyball coaches.
A2- Athletics Office Annex: Offices for Baseball, Softball, and Cycling coaches.
A3- Athletics (ADM Office): Offices for Athletic Director, Sports Information Director, and Women’s and Men’s Basketball coaches.
A4- McQueary House: Offices for Football coaches.
1- Sue Cravens Stivers House: Development Office, Alumni Relations, and Lindsey Online.
2- Durham House: Criminal Justice classrooms and office space for Criminal Justice professors.
3- Elizabeth Lowe Whitfield House: Financial Aid Offices.
4- Martin House: Athletics offices for Bowling and Golf.
12- R.B. Fenley Building: Offices for Admission Counselors.
13- Emily Hundley House: President Lucky’s House.
14- Ctr for Entrepreneurship: Offices for Faculty.
15- Lucky House- EMPTY
16- Bonner, Career Services, and Civic Engagement: Office Space for Career Services Director, Bonner Program Director, and Civic Engagement Student Leadership.
17- Center for Global Citizenship: Office space for Faculty.
18- Taylor House: Athletic Interns Housing
19- Wooten House: Public Relations Offices.
O- Huff House:Student Housing.
P- Housing: Housing for Athletic Interns.