Editing Purdue University (section)

==Campuses==
Purdue's campus is situated in the small city of [[West Lafayette, Indiana|West Lafayette]], near the western bank of the [[Wabash River]], across which sits the larger city of [[Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette]]. Mitch Daniels Boulevard (formerly State Street) divides the northern and southern portions of campus. Academic buildings are mostly concentrated on the eastern and southern parts of campus, with residence halls and intramural fields to the west, and athletic facilities to the north.

===Purdue Mall===
[[File:Engineering Fountain Purdue University 2016 03.jpg|thumb|right|Purdue Mall, showing the [[Engineering Fountain]], [[Purdue Bell Tower]], and Hovde Hall ]]
The Purdue Mall is the central quad of Purdue University and was created to connect the academic campus with Ross-Ade Stadium. It is also known as the Engineering Mall due to its proximity to several engineering buildings. The most prominent feature of the Purdue Mall is the {{convert|38|ft|m|adj=on}}-tall concrete [[Engineering Fountain]].

The [[Purdue Bell Tower]] is between the Stadium and Centennial Malls. The Bell Tower is considered an icon of the university and can be found on many Purdue logos and those of the cities of [[Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette]] and [[West Lafayette, Indiana|West Lafayette]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community :: Government in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana |url=https://www.homeofpurdue.com/plan/our-community/government/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=www.homeofpurdue.com}}</ref>

Southwest of the Stadium Mall is the [[Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music]], one of the largest [[proscenium|proscenium theaters]] in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.housing.purdue.edu/HTML/HallOfMusic/venues/elliott/elliott.html |title=Hall of Music Productions – Venues – Purdue University |publisher=Housing.purdue.edu |date=September 30, 1990 |access-date=January 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221065921/http://www.housing.purdue.edu/HTML/HallOfMusic/venues/elliott/elliott.html |archive-date=December 21, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Elliott Hall of Music serves as the home of the [[WBAA (AM)]] and [[WBAA-FM]] studios, and was the base of operations for Purdue Bands and Orchestras until the completion of the Marc and Sharon Hagle Hall in 2022.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

West of the Elliott Hall of Music is the Armory Building. The Armory Building was rebuilt in 1918 after a fire and houses the university's ROTC programs and other clubs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/armyrotc/overview/history |title=History – Purdue Polytechnic Institute |website=polytechnic.purdue.edu |access-date=April 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430190437/https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/armyrotc/overview/history |archive-date=April 30, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Memorial Mall===
[[File:Purdue Student Union.JPG|thumb|[[Purdue Memorial Union]]|alt=]]
[[File:Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-15, DD 33.jpg|thumb|Union Club]]
The Purdue Memorial Mall, south of the Purdue Mall, is the original section of campus. It is a popular meeting place for students and is surrounded by other buildings used for academic and cultural purposes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Jake |url=https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/walking-tour-of-purdue/article_2cf685c5-d033-57bc-974d-cb1beacf3760.html |title=Walking tour of Purdue |date=June 10, 2013 |access-date=September 27, 2024 |newspaper=[[Purdue Exponent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purdue.edu/campus-map/?_gl=1*9bqdym*_gcl_au*MTcwMTEyOTUyOS4xNzI3NDQ3MTgz*_ga*MTA3MjM3ODAxOC4xNzI2NzcxOTk5*_ga_PF1CYQ27F6*MTcyNzQ0NzE4Mi4xLjEuMTcyNzQ0NzIxOS4wLjAuMA.. |title=Purdue Campus Map |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=[[Purdue Reamer Club]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0WLyLNc06kC |title=A University of Tradition – The Spirit of Purdue |publisher=Purdue University Press |date=2013 |page=54, 60, 73, 81, 103 | isbn=978-1-55753-630-3 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>

Near this section of campus is Felix Haas Hall, which was constructed in 1909 as Memorial Gymnasium in memory of the 17 Purdue University football players, coaches, alumni, and fans who died in the [[Purdue Wreck]] railroad accident of 1903. The structure was renovated in 1985 to house the [[Purdue University Department of Computer Science|computer science department]]. In 2006, it was renamed in honor of retired Provost Felix Haas and began to also house the Statistics department.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/67 |title=Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections – Felix Haas Hall |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref> East of the Memorial Mall is the [[Purdue Memorial Union]], Purdue's [[student activity center|student union]] building, and the adjacent Union Club Hotel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/235 |title=Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections – Purdue Memorial Union |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.union.purdue.edu/about/history.html |title=Origin of the Purdue Memorial Union |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>

====University Hall====
University Hall is the only building remaining from the original six-building campus. Construction began in 1871, when the building was known as "The Main Building". The building was dedicated in 1877. University Hall originally housed the office of the president, a chapel, and classrooms. At the request of [[John Purdue]], he was buried in the Memorial Mall, directly across from the main entrance of University Hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/55 |title=Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections – University Hall |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/206 |title=Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections – John Purdue Grave |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>

===South Campus===
The area south of Mitch Daniels Boulevard is home to Purdue's agricultural, fine arts, life sciences, and veterinary buildings. This area also includes the Krannert School of Management, [[Purdue University Horticulture Gardens|Horticulture Gardens]], [[Discovery Park (Purdue)|Discovery Park]], Lyles Porter Hall and the [[Purdue University Airport|Purdue Airport]].

Lyles Porter Hall houses interdisciplinary healthcare facilities and classroom space within the College of Health and Human Sciences as well as the West Lafayette branch of the [[Indiana University School of Medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facilities {{!}} West Lafayette {{!}} IU School of Medicine |url=https://medicine.iu.edu/west-lafayette/campus-life/facilities |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=medicine.iu.edu |language=en}}</ref>

===West Campus===
The western portion of campus consists of student housing, dining, and recreation facilities. The Córdova Recreational Sports Center, built in 1957, is the first building in the nation created solely to serve university student recreational needs.<ref>{{cite book |title=Debris |access-date=July 19, 2012 |type=yearbook |year=1958 |publisher=Purdue University |location=West Lafayette, Indiana |page=293 |chapter=Co-recreational Gym increases I-M activity |chapter-url=http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/u?/debris,40537 |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404071735/https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/debris/id/40537 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tntEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA337 |title=International Dictionary of University Histories |page=337 |author1=Mary Elizabeth Devine |author2=Carol Summerfield |date=December 2, 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781134262175 |access-date=December 2, 2013 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819230913/https://books.google.com/books?id=tntEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA337 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Stadium Avenue===
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Much of the northern part of campus sits on land purchased for the university by industrialist David E. Ross and author [[George Ade]] in the 1920s. Many of Purdue's athletic facilities are there, including [[Ross–Ade Stadium]] ([[American football]]), [[Mackey Arena]] (basketball), and [[Lambert Fieldhouse]] (indoor track and field). This area also includes the [[Slayter Center of Performing Arts]] and Cary Quadrangle, one of the largest all-male housing units in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.housing.purdue.edu/HTML/Housing/Cary_Quadrangle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807152841/http://www.housing.purdue.edu/HTML/Housing/Cary_Quadrangle/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 7, 2011 |access-date=August 25, 2009 |publisher=Purdue University Housing and Food Services |title=Cary Quadrangle}}</ref>