Name/Title
Walton Hall, Waynesburg CollegeEntry/Object ID
2009.4.63Description
Walton Hall, a women's dormitory on the Waynesburg College campus, in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Built to be a women's dormitory, Walton Hall was leased from Waynesburg College to serve as a hospital from 1921 - 1937 (see G. Wayne Smith, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania, pages 822 and 978). Prior to that period, the Blair Hotel and a house in town were among the local buildings used as hospitals.
During World War II, Walton Hall was one of several places in Waynesburg that housed Air Crew cadets who trained at Waynesburg College and the Waynesburg Airport.
Original, professional photography by William E. S. Fletcher.Collection
Cornerstone Genealogical Society CollectionMade/Created
Studio
Fletcher, William E. S. [1874-1965]Date made
circa 1920 - circa 1940Place
Location
Pennsylvania / Greene County / WaynesburgLexicon
Search Terms
Automobiles, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Hospitals, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Walton HallOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
CGSP_AN007_0022Provenance
Provenance Detail
William E. S. Fletcher Series - Cornerstone Genealogical Society CollectionNotes
The William E. S. Fletcher Series photographs were taken by their namesake and given to Wilma "Billie" (Spitznogle) Guthrie, an employee from 1935-1947 in his photography studio at the Long Building on High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Wilma donated the photographs to the Cornerstone Genealogical Society (144 E. Greene St., PO Box 547; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370) in 2009. Shared with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2009.
SOURCE CITATION: Walton Hall, Waynesburg College; circa 1920-1940, photograph by William E. S. Fletcher; item no. CGSP_AN007_0022, Cornerstone Genealogical Society Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).