Tauy Jones Hall is the oldest surviving building on the Ottawa University campus at 10th and Cedar Streets in
Ottawa, Kansas and has a copper roofed
cupola at its peak. The building was named after John Tecumseh “Tauy” Jones, who was of half
Chippewa heritage and served as an interpreter for the
Pottawatomie
The Potawatomi , also spelled Pottawatomi and Pottawatomie (among many variations), are a Native American people of the western Great Lakes region, upper Mississippi River and Great Plains. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a me ...
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Emerson & Plank began construction of the building in 1866 under President
Isaac Smith Kalloch. Construction was completed in 1869.
The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1982.
[ With ] Tauy Jones Hall is currently home to "the Chancellor's Office, Human Resources Department, Finance Department, Marketing Department, and the Office of University Advancement."
[https://www.ottawa.edu/ouks/ouks-virtual-map/campus-facilities/tauy-jones-hall/image]
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Ottawa University
Buildings and structures in Ottawa, Kansas