Cupples Hall and Smiley Memorial Library

Constructed in 1899 as a men’s dormitory (Central College at that time was all-male), Cupples Hall was named after Samuel Cupples, a member of the College’s first Board of Trustees.

The building would be renovated and converted to the campus Library in 1928 (the previous library had been in T. Berry Smith Hall, which at the time was called Science Hall).

Most of this exhibit was built, written, and researched by Heran Gietu (class of 2022).