Cutler Hall, Gothic library at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, USA
Cutler Hall is a High Victorian Gothic building on the Colorado College campus in Colorado Springs, designed by the Boston firm Peabody and Stearns. Built between 1877 and 1880, with wings added in 1881–1882, it has a central bell tower and is now used by the financial aid and admissions departments.
The building was completed in 1880 as the first structure on the Colorado College campus. It originally housed classrooms, an auditorium, and scientific laboratories, establishing the foundation for the institution's academic mission.
The building was named Cutler Hall for philanthropist Henry Cutler, a contributor to the college, after the 1889 renaming that gave the name Palmer Hall to the new science building. Cutler Academy, the affiliated preparatory school, held its classes here until 1914. The bell on top once called students to class and was rung after athletic victories.
Cutler Hall now holds the college's financial aid and admissions offices, so visitors go there for enrollment and aid enquiries rather than for tours. The building stands on the Colorado College campus in Colorado Springs; the sources record no public opening hours or step-free entrances, so confirm access with the college before visiting.
The bell in Cutler Hall's tower called students to class and was rung after athletic victories. Marine students rang it so vigorously at the end of World War II that it fell and was irreparably damaged; the Navy then loaned a bell from the World War II carrier USS Geneva.
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