Editing DePauw University (section)

==Campus==
{{Infobox NRHP
| name                 = East College of DePauw University
| nrhp_type            =
| image                = East College, DePauw University - Greencastle, IN.jpg
| caption              = Tower of East College
| location             = 300 Simpson St., [[Greencastle, Indiana]]
| built                = {{Start date|1869}}
| architect OR builder =
| added                = September 25, 1975
| area                 = {{cvt|4|acre}}
| refnum               = 75000047<ref name="nris">{{NRISref |refnum=75000047|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}

DePauw University is located approximately {{cvt|45|mi|km}} west of [[Indianapolis]]. Its campus consists of 36 major buildings spread out over a {{cvt|695|acre|adj=on}} campus that includes a {{cvt|520|acre|adj=on}} nature park, and There are 11 [[Dormitory|residence halls]], 4 theme houses, and 31 college-owned houses and apartments spread throughout the campus. The oldest building on campus, [[#East College|East College]], was built in 1877 and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. DePauw also owns [[McKim Observatory]].

Centrally located {{citation needed span|text=East College is known by many as the architectural symbol of the college.|date=October 2015}} The cornerstone for the building was laid on October 20, 1871. The building hosted commencement exercises in June 1874, and in September 1875 all college classes were moved to the building, according to the book, ''DePauw Through the Years''. But work on East College continued until 1882 when the building's basement was completed.<ref name="SHAARD">{{cite web |url=https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html |title=Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) |publisher=Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology |format=Searchable database |access-date=June 1, 2016 |archive-date=November 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123193539/https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html |url-status=live }} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web |url=https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/8cd1/N/East_College_-Depauw.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: East College of DePauw University |access-date=June 1, 2016 |author=Robert D. Gaston |date=June 1975 |archive-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216024835/https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/8cd1/N/East_College_-Depauw.pdf |url-status=live }}, [https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/8cd2/N/East_College-Depauw-Nomination_map.pdf site map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228130920/https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/8cd2/N/East_College-Depauw-Nomination_map.pdf |date=February 28, 2017 }}, and Accompanying photographs.</ref> East College was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975.

DePauw has two libraries: Roy O. West Library (main library) and the Music Library (located in the Green Center for Performing Arts). Library holdings include approximately 350,000 books; 22,000 videos; 1,000 print periodical titles; access to over 20,000 electronic titles; 450,000 government documents; newspapers; and online [[database]]s.