Utility Building

(1938 - unknown)

Print Shop

(unknown - 1982)

Security and Housekeeping Building

(1982 - unknown)

Police and Housekeeping Building

(unknown - 2002)

Housekeeping Building

(2002 - present)

The utility building was west of Bennett Gymnasium,as shown in this photograph from Homecoming 1938. Photo courtesy of Creative Services.

Design and Construction

This building was built by contractor H. L. Rice, who took his $2,900 payment in lots from Abilene Heights. The majority of the labor to erect the building was student labor. The building cost approximately $4,000.

The Optimist staff moved into their new office in the utility building on October 13, 1938. Their old office, Room 2 in Sewell Auditorium, became a piano studio.

Floor Plans

This building housed the following in eight rooms:

Double garage for the bus and truck
Store room for office supplies
Maintenance workshop
Print shop
Print shop offices
The Optimist offices

Utility Building Floor Plan
First Floor Plan

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