The Flora Stone Mather College District is a

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, United States. It includes five

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s. The district is in the

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neighborhood, on the campus of

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. It bears the name of philanthropist

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, whose personal and family support funded buildings throughout the campus. The included buildings are Clark Hall, Guilford House, Haydn Hall, Harkness Chapel, and the Mather Memorial Building.Johannesen, Eric, ''National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Flora Stone Mather College District / College for Women, Western Reserve University'', August 1973 Mather House and Mather Dance Center are within the district, but are not considered contributing buildings. Clark Hall and Guilford House (also known as Guilford Cottage) were built in 1891–1892. Clark Hall is the only known work in Cleveland by architect

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. Guilford House was designed by Cleveland architects

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and named after Linda Thayer Guilford. Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel and Haydn Hall were both built during 1901–02. Flora Stone Mather Memorial Hall was built during 1910–1912. All three were designed by architect

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. A 1930 addition to the Mather Memorial Building was designed by Charles Hopkinson.

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