Adelbert Hall is an administration building at Case Western Reserve University in

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

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and a registered historic building, listed in the

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on 1973-10-30.

Construction

It was built in 1881 to serve as the home of Western Reserve College and named after Adelbert Stone, the son of industrialist

Amasa Stone Amasa Stone, Jr. (April 27, 1818 – May 11, 1883) was an American industrialist who is best remembered for having created a regional railroad empire centered in the U.S. state of Ohio from 1860 to 1883. He gained fame in New England in the 184 ...

. The building was gutted by a fire in June 1991, and a $12.4 million restoration of the building was completed in 1993 during the tenure of President

Agnar Pytte Agnar "Ag" Pytte (December 23, 1932 – November 6, 2015) was the fourth President of Case Western Reserve University. Pytte was born in Kongsberg, Norway, on December 23, 1932, to Ole and Edith (Christiansen) Pytte. During his senior year ...

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University and college buildings completed in 1881 Buildings and structures in Cleveland Case Western Reserve University School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio University and college administration buildings in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Cleveland, Ohio University Circle 1881 establishments in Ohio {{CuyahogaCountyOH-NRHP-stub