Date: Thursday, July 11
Time: 1:00—3:00 p.m.
Place: ISU Federal Hall Magna Carta Room
90 N. 7th St., Terre Haute
Cost: $5 Limit: 40

The first building to be featured in the OLLI at ISU Historic Buildings of the Wabash Valley Series, the ISU Federal Hall, located at the corner of 7th & Cherry on the ISU campus, is the current home of the Scott College of Business. Long before this building was filled with students, however, it was the Terre Haute post office and key federal offices–Social Security, Internal Revenue Service, the FBI, and the Federal Court. This grand building, built in the early-1930s as part of the WPA, is a classic example of the art deco style of design that was typical of many federal buildings in the 1930s. The building was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1984. After security changes for all federal buildings, a new federal courthouse was built and Congress transferred the building to the University in 2010. ISU invested $30 million to renovate the building and retrofit it for educational purposes, with the first classes held in 2012. Join ISU Professor Emeritus, Dr. Bruce McLaren and Lisa Gomperts from Schmidt Architects in the stunning Magna Carta Room as they provide a history of the building and its renovation. Building tours will be offered.