1927 Map

The above detail from a 1927 planning map shows Walwood Place as a lane or alley running behind the houses (labeled 'a' through 'f'). Garages, or some sort of secondary structure, line up along the alley, behind the houses, while a sidewalk runs past the front of the houses.

From its inception Western has relied heavily on the resources of the surrounding neighborhoods to provide housing for students, faculty and staff, and to supply office or academic space as needed. The first graduating class and the first Training School classes were taught in leased facilities.

By the time that the Training School building (housing grades K through 8) was completed in 1909, Western-relatd activities were highly visible throughout the area. Tennis courts and athletic fields were being developed, the cable car and tracks were added in 1908, and Training School students enjoyed playgrounds and gardens, many of which were located in the yards of the faculty residences on Walwood Place, just south of the Training School.

The Walwood Place houses were in continuous use through the late-60's.

 

1959 Campus Map

Below are some of the names by which the houses were known over the years:

a. Hadley House (faculty residence);
Bartoo House (faculty residence);
Panhellenic House

b. Howson House (faculty residence);
Storey House (faculty residence);
Colhecon House

c. Schoonmaker House (faculty residence);
"Ty House" - the Herald* and the Brown and Gold** offices

d. Sprau House (faculty residence);
Special Educaiton Building

e. Faculty residence;
Guidance Building

f. Ross House (faculty residence)

*The Western Herald, the college newspaper, was started in 1916.
** The Western yearbook was started in 1906 and later named the "Brown and Gold."

Howson/Storey House - 1940's (b)

Sprau House - 1940's (d)

Ross House - 1940's (f)

Gardens

Gardens were also cultivated on the other side of Oakland Drive where Spindler Hall now stands.

Hadley House (a) garden plot, looking up at Training School.

Schoonmaker House - 1940's (c)

Bartoo/Hadley House - date? (a)

Bartoo House - 1940's (a)

Bartoo House - 1960's (a)