McTyeire gets Metro Architectural Award
by Jamie Lawson Reeves
McTyeire Hall, Vanderbilt's first women's dormitory, is among eight buildings
which recently earned one of the Metro Historical Commission's top Architectural
Award.
The team of judges selected the winners from 23 nominations in five categories.
McTyeire won in the educational and institutional category.
The awards program, held by the commission each spring in recognition of
National Historic Preservation Week, commends individuals, businesses and
government for the preservation of architecturally and historically significant
buildings in Davidson County. The judging criteria for the award was on
the basis of architectural merit and/or historical interest; soundness of
condition; creativity in adaptation for contemporary use; and sensitivity
to architectural integrity.
McTyeire is among several buildings and areas of campus that have earned
past awards from the commission including the Vaughn Home (1989), Confederate
Memorial Hall, North Hall, East Hall, West Hall and Peabody Campus (1990)
and Calhoun Hall (1995).
Photo by Billy Kingsley
Now known as Vanderbilt's International House, McTyeire Hall, located
behind the University Club, was built in 1940 as a nursing residence hall
for the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
The 1994 renovation created accommodations for more than 90 foreign language
majors in their junior and senior year.
According to Tony Fort, the project manager in Vanderbilt's Campus Planning
Office, "The collaboration was outstanding among the team members from
Street, Dixon and Rick, design architects; Vanderbilt's Department of Housing
and Residential Education; and The Parent Company, construction contractor."
A bronze plaque commemorating the award will be given to Vanderbilt for
mounting on McTyeire Hall; a certificate will be presented to the Office
of Campus Planning and Construction.
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