Campus Tour | Residence Halls

North Campus

Acheson-Caldwell House
Cheek-Evans House
Yerkes House

Date Built: 1962, renovated in 1997

Named For: several prominent families long associated
with Centre College and Kentucky College for Women

the Acheson family; the Caldwells; the Cheek family of
Danville (specifically, Ruby Moss Cheek Class of 1929,
and her sister-in-law, Dr. Mary Ashby Cheek Class of
1909); the Evans family, including Mr. James H. Evans '43,
a native of Louisville, chair of the Centre Board of Trustees
(1979-86); and the Yerkes family, (Rev. Dr. Stephen Yerkes;
his son, John W. Yerkes, Class of 1873, and his granddaughter,
Amelia Yerkes 1901, all past members of the Centre board of
trustees).

Current Use: Acheson-Caldwell is a residence hall for men;
Yerkes and Cheek-Evans house f
irst-year women.

This three-building complex was originally designed to house
female students when the campuses of Centre and Kentucky
College for Women merged in 1962.


Acheson House room dimensions and statistics

Caldwell House room dimensions and statistics

Cheek House room dimensions and statistics

Evans House room dimensions and statistics

Yerkes House room dimensions and statistics

 




Cheek Dormitory



Yerkes Dormitory

 

Last updated 2/29/08
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