Westcott Building
| Westcott Building | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Administration Offices Auditorium |
| Architectural style | Collegiate Gothic |
| Location | Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA |
| Coordinates | 30°26′26″N 84°17′30″W / 30.4406686°N 84.2916516°WCoordinates: 30°26′26″N 84°17′30″W / 30.4406686°N 84.2916516°W |
| Named for | James Diament Westcott, Jr. |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William Augustus Edwards |
| Website | |
| Westcott Building Page | |
The James D. Westcott Building is a historic building on the campus of The Florida State University in Tallahassee, in the U.S. state of Florida. The Westcott Building currently houses the chief administrative offices for Florida State University and is the primary focal point of the campus as seen down College Avenue. The building is also home to Ruby Diamond Auditorium. It is known for its distinctive appearance.
On the plaza you can see many different commemorative bricks completely around it which was a gifted project done by the classes of 1996 and 1997. They were finally put in place in 1998 after getting donations from other classes, alumni, teachers, and faculty. The various names, dates, and events that happen involving the University and its students are still being put on to these commemorative bricks and place in still today. The Westcott building was named after James Diament Westcott, Jr. who was the first contributor to fund money to Florida State University, after his death most of his estate valued at 100,000 dollars.
The Westcott building was built in 1910 to serve as the Florida State College's administration building by which it was known until 1936. In that year the building was renamed the James D. Westcott, Jr. Memorial Building by then university president Edward Conradi in remembrance of the former Florida Supreme Court justice who had left a large part of his estate to what was then the West Florida Seminary in 1887.
In April 1969, much of the interior of the building was destroyed by a fire. Renovations of the interior of the building were completed in 1973 and were able to preserve the historic collegiate gothic exterior that the building is known for. This renovation created space for the John S. Knight and James L. Knight Foundation Lobby, which serves to welcome visitors and provide performance entertainment space for viewers. Two bronze doors at the entrance of the building lead to a hallway gallery of presidential portraits. Each individual portrait featured in the hallway portray a president whose vision drove the university to what it is today.
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