North side of Jordan Hall under construction

Description:	The north side of Jordan Hall is under construction, including the bell tower, which is on the right side of the photograph. Jordan Hall was named for Arthur Jordan, an Indianapolis businessman and philanthropist who served on the Butler University board of directors. He was a pioneer in refrigerated shipping and owned several companies including the City Ice Company of Indianapolis, the International Machine Tool Company, the Capital Gas Engine Company, and the Keyless Lock Company. He donated one million dollars to the Butler University building fund, helping to pay for the construction of the eponymous building. Additionally, Arthur Jordan purchased both the Metropolitan School of Music and the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts and merged them into one organization in 1928, the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music (AJCM). The latter organization merged with Butler University in 1951, becoming the Universitys sixth degree granting college, and was known as the Jordan College of Music of Butler University. The name was changed to the Jordan College of Fine Arts (JCFA) in 1979, and in 2012, the name was changed again to the Jordan College of the Arts (JCA).
Origin:	1928-01-23
Created By:	Bass Photo Company
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/1059
Collection:	Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography:	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.839102, -86.173074 39.839102 -86.173074
Subjects:	Construction projects Butler University--Buildings College buildings Bell towers Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History Arthur Jordan Memorial Hall Jordan Hall Fairview campus

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