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Beardshear Hall

Official abbreviation: BDSHR
Construction Date: 1906
Beardshear Hall photo
Space in this building

104,292 total square feet

Building Unlocked Hours
Monday7 AM - 6 PM
Tuesday7 AM - 6 PM
Wednesday7 AM - 6 PM
Thursday7 AM - 6 PM
Friday7 AM - 6 PM
SaturdayLocked
SundayLocked
These hours don't reflect business hours for offices within the building; see office websites for business hours.
Buildings may also be locked on university holidays.
Location
515 MORRILL RD
Latitude: 42.02618
Longitude: -93.64844
3D SketchUp Model from the Trimble Warehouse
Energy / Utility Use
Beardshear Hall photo
Building Supervisor
Miller, Autumn
autumn1@iastate.edu
Services
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Custodial Service: Area 6
  • 9:40 AM: Collection / Delivery (Room 0110)
  • 1:50 PM: Collection / Delivery (Room 0110)
  • 2:55 PM: Collection only (Room 0110)
History

Built as the Central Building, plans for the structure included space for the Mathematics, English, Botany, History, and Modern Languages departments, as well as the President's, Secretary's, Treasurer's and Board of Trustee's offices. When constructed was completely finished in 1908, the total cost was at just over $400,000. In 1938, Central Building was renamed Beardshear Hall after William M. Beardshear who was president of the college from 1891 to 1902.

There have been many changes in the usage of space within the building, but the structure has for the most part remained as originally built. The few visible changes resulted from the change of the inscription over the main east entrance from "Iowa State College" to "Iowa State University," the installation of air conditioning in the 1970's, and various renovations to meet changing fire codes.