After servicing thousands of Shippensburg University students since the ’60s, the old Naugle Hall is now nothing more than a pile of pulverized stone.
Over the past few years, SU has been transforming its living accommodations by demolishing many old and outdated residence halls and replacing them with new suites.
The latest traditional residence hall to close its doors and come crumbling to the ground is the original Naugle Hall, not to be confused with the new suite-style one that goes by the same name.
The first floor featured the usual student life rooms, such as places for recreation, doing laundry, cooking and a little-known room for practicing musical instruments.
The building had a basement under the north wing, which was used to store ACT V’s theatre props and costumes. The doors also opened on Halloween for a spooky walk through the dark corridors.
Naugle was a unique residence hall with its waffle-style ceiling, a direct contrast to the typical drop ceiling of the newer residence halls. Much of the furniture was fixed to the walls, unlike the moveable desks and dressers found in most SU housing.
Today the building is just a few large piles of brick, concrete, rebar and trash — soon it will be nothing but a memory.
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