 Major event of the 1960-1961 fall quarter was Open House on Sunday, November 19, at the newly completed Pueblo College Center. Miss Katharine McIntyre, Dean of Women, began her duties as Director. Its two floors comprise on outside gross area of 46,500 square feet. The aesthetic qualities made this a most beautiful building, embellished on the front with a cool, spacious veranda extending to the side of the building which overlooks the campus in the foreground and in the background Pikes Peak, the best known landmark in the Rocky Mountain Region.
Photo of student on the College
Center balcony, circa 1962
It was truly a "College Center," serving the physical, recreational, social, and cultural needs of the students.
Factual data concerning the Pueblo College Center are as follows:
| Year constructed: |
1960 |
Source of Funds:
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U. S. A- Housing and Home Finance Agency, under provisions of Title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, and College Building Fund. Students used own funds collected over several years to buy furniture for the main floor lounge. |
Type of Construction:
|
Yellow brick exterior. Load bearing masonry walls and steel construction. |
| Use of Building: |
Cafeteria, Bookstore, Recreation facilities, Barber Shop, Ballroom, Lounges, Student Activity Offices, Art Gallery, Conference Rooms, and Manager's Office |
| Floor Area: |
46,500 square feet |
| Cost of Construction: |
Cost of constructing building, 1960
(Includes construction cost of
parking lot and sidewalks.) |
$704,150.67 |
| Built-in Kitchen Equipment |
$ 97,323.59 |
| Lawn sprinkler system installed, 1960 |
$1,790.70 |
| Stripes painted on parking lot |
$291.99 |
|
TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION |
$803,556.95 |
Source: History of Pueblo College, Pueblo, Colorado 1993-1963 by Harold A. Hoeglund
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Re-Dedication of the College Center
April 7, 1995
College Center Room Sponsors
Rogene Armstrong
President's Dining Room
Bill and Beverly Brill
Game Room
Mel and Linda Coats
Student Senate Office
Tony and Barbara Fortino
Fortino Ballroom
Fortino Special Events Room
Joe and Dorothy Holloran
Student Senate Chambers
Summit Brick & Tile Company
The Welte Family
Cafeteria | |