2009-2010 Undergraduate Bulletin (pdf) - LaGrange College

ALFRED MARIOTTI GYMNASIUM
Built in 1959, the Mariotti Gymnasium houses physical education
classrooms and facilities for indoor athletics. The facility is named in
memory of Coach Alfred Mariotti, the College’s basketball coach from
1962 until 1974 and a member of the faculty until his retirement in 1979.
MITCHELL BUILDING
The Mitchell Building is located on the grounds of Sunny Gables Alumni
House. It was named in memory of Evelyn Mitchell, a trustee of The
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. The building houses the offices of
Development and Advancement Services.
MARGARET ADGER PITTS DINING HALL
Completed in 1962 and renovated in 1998, this two-story brick building
houses the dining area and kitchen on the main floor, and the College
Bookstore, post office and copy center on the bottom floor. The building is
dedicated in honor of the late Margaret Adger Pitts, a former College
trustee.
PITTS RESIDENCE HALL
Completed in 1941, this two-story brick women’s dormitory was renovated
in 1990. Pitts Hall was rededicated in memory of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. H.
Pitts and in honor of their daughter, the late Miss Margaret Adger Pitts, a
former College trustee. The Pitts were longtime supporters of the College.
PRESIDENT’S HOME
Acquired by the College in 1964, this home originally was occupied by
local attorney and former trustee Hatton Lovejoy. The first College family
to live in the house was that of Dr. Waights G. Henry, Jr., who moved from
the former president’s residence in Candler Cottage. Designed in 1934, the
home represents a combination of Georgian and Neoclassical elements.
PRICE THEATER
Completed in 1975, this building features a 280-seat proscenium theatre
with 36 fly lines, 8 electrics (including 4 beam positions over the
auditorium) and a hydraulic orchestra pit. It also houses the Department of
Theatre Arts, including faculty offices, a scenery workshop, dressing
rooms, a costume shop, an actors’ lounge and a Black Box Theatre.
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