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  Village Apartments
  The Village provides quality, affordable, housing for Eastern Michigan University's growing student population while creating a unique environment that supports the demands of the academic community. A total of 276 beds were added with the project. Each of the six housing units is three stories in height, with four apartments per floor. Each apartment unit houses four students, with two bathrooms, a kitchenette, and study space. The layout was developed to help students adapt to independent living, while at the same time promoting group interaction. The Community Building provides a central location for large gatherings, including a lounge and auxiliary study space.
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  Walton Residence Hall
  This residence hall was originally constructed in 1968, and was renovated in 2023 to include central A/C, updated bathrooms, and study and lounge areas.
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  Warner Gymnasium & Physical Education Building
  Warner is located within the Olds/Robb Rec/IM complex, and is largely utilized as office and classroom space for the Physical Education Department. Until 2017, Warner was the home of the EMU Gymnastics program, and the Eagles used the facility for practice and meets, including the 2002 and 2008 Michigan Classic. The Eagles took home third place honors both years, recording a team score of 192.650 in 2002, and a 192.625 in 2008. Warner Gymnasium was also the annual home of the Eagle Invitational, which the Eagles have won every year since 2006.
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  Welch Hall
  Welch Hall, named after the first president of the school, Adonijah S. Welch, was constructed in 1896 to serve as the new training school building on the Michigan State Normal School (MSNS) campus. The building held classroom space for grades K-8, offices, and an assembly room that could accommodate 400 children. After the MSNS reached collegiate status in 1899, attendance greatly increased, resulting in east and west wings being added to Welch in 1900, and a north-west wing being added in 1909, to create more classroom space for the growing student population. The training school moved to the Roosevelt building when it was constructed in the 1920s, and for the next forty years Welch Hall served as the home for many different academic departments. In the 1960s, Welch was converted into office space and it began being used as the main administrative building on-campus, which is still the purpose it serves today. Welch was nearly demolished in the 1980s, as decades of poor maintenance caused the building to significantly deteriorate. Dr. Andrew Nazzarro, the man who established the Historic Preservation program at EMU 1979, started the “Don’t Squelch Welch” button campaign to promote support to save the building. This campaign was a success, because in 1985 a $2.5 million federal grant was awarded to EMU to renovate Welch Hall and ensure that the building could continue to serve the EMU community.
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  Westview Apartments
  Westview is located about two miles west of campus next to Rynearson Stadium and the George Gervin GameAbove Center where many University athletic events take place. The original structure was built in the townhouse style, and offered 71 one-bedroom units and 71 two-bedroom units. The original Westview apartments were demolished in the summer of 2022 as apart of the "Welcome Home" initiative to improve on-campus housing. The new Westview opened for new residence Fall 2024. In addition to offering one and two-bedroom apartments like the old building, the new Westview also has studio and four-bedroom apartments available for students.
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  Wise Residence Hall
  Eastern's enrollment grew rapidly in the post-World War II years, resulting in high demand for campus housing. Construction plans called for four buildings surrounding a central dining facility. When completed, the new housing would contain space for approximately 1,200 students in the center of campus. The new housing was originally intended for women, and builders hoped to complete the complex by 1958. Downing opened first in 1957, followed by Buell in 1958, then Wise and Best opened in the 1960s. Wise was able to house 322 students and included meeting rooms, laundry facilities, and recreational areas. Wise Hall received an $11.5 million renovation in 2016, receiving necessary modern updates including installation of A/C units and Wi-Fi. Wise still serves as a residence hall for undergraduate students. Additionally, the Brotherhood and Sisterhood Scholars Programs are housed in Wise. These programs are designed to increase retention and graduation rates for students identifying as people of color. Through collaborative university partnerships, the Brotherhood and Sisterhood Scholars programs guide students in their transition to college by providing an extended orientation, a residential community, designated courses, mentorship and workshops.
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  Ypsilanti Water Tower
  The Ypsilanti Water Tower was designed by William R. Coats and constructed as a part of an elaborate city waterworks project that began in 1889. Located on the highest point in Ypsilanti, the tower was completed in 1890. It is 147 feet high and has an 85-foot base constructed of Joliet limestone. The substructure walls taper from a thickness of forty inches at the bottom to twenty-four inches at the top. The reservoir holds a 250,000 gallon steel tank. To protect themselves from injury the builders made three stone crosses; one is visible over the west door. The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority has operated and maintained the structure since 1974. In 1975, this tower was designated by the American Water Works Association as an American Water Landmark. It was restored in 1976. Day laborers constructed this water tower which was completed in 1890 at a cost of $21,435.63. The tower and the city waterworks supplied 471 customers in the first year. An ordinance passed on April 14, 1898, established a yearly rate schedule. Rates were based on the number of faucets in use, the type of business that customers operated and the livestock they owned. A residence with one tap was charged $5.00; a private bathtub cost an extra $2.00. Saloon keepers paid $7.00 for one faucet, $3.00 for each additional faucet and $1.00 for each billiard table. Each cow a person owned cost $1.00. People who failed to pay their bill were subject to a $50.00 fine and ninety days in the county jail. Until 1956, this structure was the only water tower in the Ypsilanti water system. The Ypsilanti Water Tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Structures October 26, 1981, listed on the state register in September 1988 and a state historic marker was erected in August of 1989.