Alumni Hall front view (September, 2000)

This photograph shows the front entrance of Springfield College's Alumni Hall. Some windows of the building are open and fans and air conditioners can be seen on the bottom of the windows. The photograph also shows the stairs and walkway to the main entrance. According to the label attached to the back, this photograph was created in September, 2000.On September 22, 1926 the cornerstone of the International YMCA College's (now Springfield College) new men’s dormitory, Alumni Hall, was laid. Just one year after the cornerstone was laid, Alumni Hall was completed. The building, though, was not formally dedicated until June 15, 1930 when all the funds for the building were officially received. In October of 1944, Alumni Hall, in conjunction with the Administration building, was used as a U.S. Navy Convalescent Hospital. The majority of the patients were housed in Alumni Hall, with one wing equipped for bed cases and the rest converted into hospital rooms for 2-4 men. Today, with the exception of necessary renovations, Alumni Hall remains largely unchanged