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Year
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Building
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Location
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Information
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Named For
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1930
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Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary (now, the "brick field") |
Hampton Blvd. and Bolling Ave., corner |
Originally Larchmont School, built in 1912; purchased March 13, 1930; classes began September 1930; razed in 1975 |
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1936
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Administration Building; Old Administration Building; Rollins Hall (1996) |
Hampton Blvd. between Bolling Ave. and 49th St. |
Built in 1935 (May 31); opened in September 1936 |
Alfred B. Rollins was ODU President from 1976-85 |
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1936
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Foreman Field (football stadium) |
Behind Admin. Bldg. on Bluestone Ave. between Bolling Ave. and 49th St. |
Dedicated October 3, 1936 |
A.H. Foreman was Norfolk School Board Chairman and early founder of Norfolk Division |
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1946
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"Tar paper shack" classrooms (8) |
Hampton Blvd., north east end of Foreman Field |
8 shacks purchased from Naval Operating Base; 2 shacks destroyed by fire in May 1955; the rest were razed |
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1948
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Technical Institute |
Military-style barracks, on Hampton Blvd. southeast of Foreman Field |
Donated by FWA in 1947; demolished in 1961; Technical Institute moved to east side of campus on Hampton Blvd. |
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1948
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Science Building; College of Health Sciences; Spong Hall (1996) |
Hampton Blvd. and Bolling Ave., south corner, adjacent to Admin. Bldg. |
Completed in 1955 with rear wing holding snack bar (Bud's Place), bookshop, and cafeteria |
William B. Spong, Jr. was ODU president 1989-90, and U.S. Senator |
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1948
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Academic Building; later Division of Business Administration, then Social Studies Building |
Military-style barracks on Hampton Blvd. east of Foreman Field, adjacent to first Technical Institute |
Donated by FWA in 1947; opened in 1948 as Academic Building; razed in 1971 |
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1954
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Hughes Library; later Hughes Hall, then Dragas Hall (2008) |
Corner of 49th St. and Hampton Blvd. |
Opened in 1958; renamed Hughes Hall in 1976 after a new University Library was constructed; renamed Dragas Hall in 2008 after former Rector George Dragas |
Robert Morton Hughes was an early founder of Norfolk Division; George Dragas was Rector of Old Dominion University |
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1958
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Technical Institute; Technology Building; College of Health Sciences (2006) |
Eastside of campus on Hampton Blvd. between 46th and 47th St. |
Opened in 1958 to house the Technical Institute; Technical Institute programs were absorbed gradually into other programs or discontinued; dedicated September 1, 1968 as the Technology Building - renovations in 1968 added the University Theatre; redesigned in 2005 for the College of Health Sciences |
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1959
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Fine Arts Building; became the Visual Arts Building in 1991 |
49th St., adjacent to Hughes Library |
In 1982, included the Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library; extensive renovations in 1991; renamed Visual Arts Building |
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1959
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Chandler Memorial Hall; later remodeled and named Constant Hall |
49th St., adjacent to Fine Arts Bldg |
Opened in February 1963; dedicated in May 1963; renamed Constant Hall in 1995; renovation and expansion completed in 2002 |
J.A.C. Chandler was president of College of William & Mary, 1919-1934; Theodore "Ted" Constant was an ODU supporter |
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1963
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Kaufman Engineering Hall; Kaufman Hall |
Southside of the Mall |
Opened in 1963; renovated and connected to Duckworth Memorial Hall in 1984; renovated again in 1990s |
Charles L. Kaufman was a member of Advisory Board and ODU supporter |
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1963
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"Fink's Flats" (School of Education); Department of Political Science from 1969-1981 |
Hampton Blvd. and 49th St. corner |
Building razed in 1981; Public Safety building opened on that spot in 1984 |
T. Ross Fink was first dean of the School of Education in 1963 |
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1964
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The "Stables" |
47th St., east of Hampton Blvd., behind Technical Institute |
Originally built in 1916 as a horse stable for the Norfolk Light Infantry Blues polo team; acquired from the National Guard in 1965 to serve as theater; modernized in 1976. |
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1965
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Webb Center |
West side of Kaufman Mall |
Opened May 1966; expanded 1991-93 |
Lewis W. Webb, Jr. was with ODU from 1932-69 as Director of the Norfolk Division and President of Old Dominion College |
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1965
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Alfriend Chemistry Building |
West side of campus between Webb Centerand Mills Godwin Building |
Dedicated in July 1967 |
John S. Alfriend was a member of the Advisory Board 1947-62; member of Educational Foundation 1962-74 |
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1967
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Child Study Center; Lions Club Child Study Center (1993) |
Corner of Hampton Blvd. and 45th St. |
Dedicated March 23, 1967; expanded in 1993 with a grant from Lions Club |
Lions Club, an international charitable foundation |
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1967
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Technology Building (see 1958 Technical Institute) |
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1967
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Pretlow Planetarium |
Adjacent to Alfriend Chemistry Building |
Opened in 1967 |
Mary Denson Pretlow was a Norfolk librarian who died in 1947 |
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1968
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Darden School of Education |
Southeast side of the Mall on Hampton Blvd. |
Opened Fall 1969 |
Colgate W. Darden, Jr. was a former congressman, governor, and ODU supporter |
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1969
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Field House (Health and Physical Education Building) |
Powhattan Ave. and W. 48th St. |
Opened Fall 1970; demolished in 2006 to make way for a new student recreation center |
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1970
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Duckworth Memorial Hall (School of Engineering) |
Southside of the Mall near Webb Center, adjacent to Kaufman Mall |
Completed October 6, 1971; renovated and connected to Kaufman Hall to become Duckworth-Kaufman Hall; later the Duckworth name was dropped |
William Frederick Duckworth, former of Mayor of Norfolk |
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1971
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Arts and Letters Building; Batten Arts and Letters Building (1976) |
Corner of Hampton Blvd. and 45th St. |
Completed June 1, 1972; renovated 2007-2008 |
Frank Batten, member of the Advisory Board and Board of Visitors 1955-73; first rector of the Board of Visitors 1962-70 |
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1972
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New Administration Building (former site of Social Studies Building); Koch Hall (1999) |
Hampton Blvd., in front of Foreman Field |
Opened in 1972; renamed Koch Hall in 1999 |
James V. Koch and Donna Koch, President and First Lady of ODU from 1990-2001 |
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1972
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Webb Center Plaza with "Fountain of Organized Labor" |
In front of Webb Center |
Dedicated April 24, 1976; Monarch lion statue was added in the 1990s and dedicated on Founder's Day 1997
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Greater Tidewater Virginia Central Labor Council AFL-CIO |
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1976
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Kaufman Mall |
Open area in front of Webb Center (east) on the southside of campus extending to Hampton Blvd. |
Dedicated in April 1976, but not completed until late 1970s |
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Kaufman, ODU supporters and donors |
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1976
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University Library; Perry Library (1999) |
South side of campus, between 45th and 43rd St. east of Godwin Life Sciences Building |
opened May 17, 1976; renovated and expanded 1998 |
Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry were supporters of ODU; Patricia was alumna and member of Board of Visitors |
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1976
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Godwin Life Sciences Building |
Southwest side of campus adjacent to Alfiend Chemistry Building |
Opened January 1981 |
Mills E. Godwin, alumnus and former governor |
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1984
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Public Safety Building; renovated to become Alumni Center |
Hampton Blvd. and 49th St. |
Construction began in 1981; opened February 1984; Campus Police relocated to the University Village in 2003; Barry M. Kornblau Alumni Center opened February 2004 |
Barry M. Kornblau was a former ODU student 1970s |
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1991
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Fine & Performing Arts Building; Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Center |
Corner of Elkhorn Ave. and 49th St. |
Construction began in 1988; completed in 1991; in 1993 renamed for F. Ludwig Diehn |
F. Ludwig Diehn was a composer, Norfolk resident, and ODU donor |
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1996
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Rollins Hall (see 1936 Administration Building) |
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1996
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Spong Hall (see 1948 Science Building) |
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1997
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Oceanography & Physics Building |
Elkhorn Ave. [and what was 46th St.] |
Construction 1995-1997; opened in 1997 |
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1997
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Diehn Composers Room |
Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Building |
Addition to Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Building |
F. Ludwig Diehn (above) |
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1999
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Gornto TELETECHNET Building |
Between University Library and Batten Arts & Letters Building |
Construction 1997-1999; dedicated in June 19, 1999 |
Albert Brooks Gornto was an ODU alumnus, member of Board of Visitors, and ODU donor |
| 2000- |
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Constant Hall (renovation of Chandler Hall) for Business College (see 1959 Chandler Memorial Hall) |
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Constant Convocation Center (the "Ted") |
Hampton Blvd. (east side) between 43rd and 45th St. |
Opened in 2002 |
Theodore "Ted" Constant was an ODU supporter |
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University Village |
East side of campus across Hampton Blvd. , behind "the Ted" |
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Barry M. Kornblau Alumni Center (see 1984 Public Safety Building) |
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Engineering and Computational Sciences Building |
Elkhorn Ave. between the Oceanography Building and Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Building |
Dedicated in 2004 |
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ETC (to be continued) |
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