Anderson Hall, built in 1870, is the oldest building on the

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, named for college founder Isaac L. Anderson.Darren Dunlap
Maryville College's oldest building gets summer makeover
''Knoxville News Sentinel'', June 11, 2008Maryville College
in the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture Anderson Hall is a brick building designed in the

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style by architect Benjamin Fahnestock. Funds for its construction were contributed by the

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, Pittsburgh businessman William Thaw, and

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of New York. Originally the college's only building, Anderson Hall is currently used as a classroom building. It was listed on the

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in 1975. Extensive renovations were started in 2008. The

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of Anderson Hall is depicted in the college's

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Anderson Hall Renovation
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