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Willis Hall was the first building specifically built for the college. The first students started attending classes at the former
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donated $ 50,000 to the college to insure its survival. His wife, Susan Willis
Carleton, donated $ 10,000 to help clear the construction debt of the college's the first permanent building. The building was named Willis Hall in her honor. It was designed in the French Second Empire style by a
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