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Her first major commission was of Oxley Hall, the first women's dormitory on the campus, and it was completed in 1908. Architect Joseph
Bradford, whom she had studied under at OSU, recommended her work to the Board of Trustees. Despite having the experience, the Board insisted Rector work with male
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and features an octagonal tower. It was built in the
English Renaissance style with a Spanish tile roof, brick exterior and limestone trim. The cost of the original structure is listed as $ 66,490.85. The dormatory housed 60 women, barely putting a dent in the greater need for women housing.
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University Research Foundation. The building was remodeled in 1989, and in 1991 the Department of International Affairs moved in, where it remains to this day.
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for herself is a stuccoed two-and-a-half story structure. With its gable end to the street, the house is modest and has an asymmetrical front facade. It combines French doors, small rectangular windows, round-headed windows, and steel casements in an eclectic and very personal design.
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