Construction of Gault Manor begins

An artist's rendering of Gault Manor (Click on image for larger view)

WOOSTER, Ohio - Construction of Gault Manor began this week at the corner of Wayne and Beall avenues. The 73-bed residence hall, the final capital project in The College of Wooster’s $122-million Independent Minds campaign, will be ready for occupancy in August 2008.

MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni Architects, Inc., have given the 21,400 square foot facility a traditional but eclectic design, with a classical portico at the main entrance facing Wayne Avenue and porches at the secondary entrances.

The air-conditioned building will contain 35 double rooms and three singles, plus an apartment for the residence director. There will be large common rooms on the first and second floors, as well as four smaller lounges distributed throughout the building.

Construction of the new residence hall has been made possible by a major gift from Stanley C. and Flo K. Gault, both 1948 graduates of the college. This is the Gaults’ fourth gift to the campaign. They also funded construction of the college’s new admissions center, which opened in June 2002, contributed to the Bornhuetter Hall project, and made a major contribution to the renovation of Kauke Hall.

Stanley Gault, a former chairman and CEO of both Rubbermaid Incorporated and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., is an emeritus life member of the college’s board of trustees and served as chairman of the board from 1987 to 2000.

MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni are no strangers to the Wooster campus. They served as project architects for the renovation of Kauke Hall, designed the Gault Admissions Center, and directed the renovation of Kenarden Lodge and the Gault Alumni Center.

The College of Wooster is an independent liberal arts college, nationally recognized for an innovative curriculum that emphasizes independent learning. Each Wooster senior works one-on-one with a faculty mentor to create an original research project, written work, performance or art exhibit. Founded in 1866, the college enrolls approximately 1,800 students.