Named for Anna M. Barnard, the Head of the Department of Foreign Language, 1899-1944, the Barnard Hall was the fourth dormitory built at CMU and the first one on campus designed by architect Roger Allen. A women's dormitory, it opened before it was completed on September 23, 1948 due to the high demand for housing. It cost $1.4 million and housed 400 students, although it was usually filled beyond capacity. Until 1973-1974 it housed women, after which it became coed. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt stayed in Barnard's guest room when she visited CMU in 1955. Barnard's adjoining food commons seated 600 students from Barnard, Sloan and Ronan halls, and was the first of its kind. Rachel Tate Residence Hall was also designed by Roger Allen and opened in September of 1956, although it was not dedicated until January 19, 1958. Tate cost $1.14 million to build and housed 300 women from 1956 to 1972, after which it became coed. Like Barnard, Tate was demolished in 1997. Tate Hall was named for Rachel Tate, an instructor in the Department of English and a part-time women's dean, 1897-1916. (For more information on these and other CMU buildings, see the Clarke Historical Library's website.) Preston Apartment Building, also called Preston Court Apartments, housed married students. It was built by Roger Allen in 1955 and demolished in 1999 to allow for the expansion and reconstruction of the Park Library Building.
From the description of Blueprints and drawings, 1946, 1995. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 85894566
