Speed Hall, on the campus of

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, was built during 1903–05. It was listed on the

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in 1982. It is Union College's oldest building. It served originally as the women's dormitory, until Pfeiffer Hall was opened in 1943. It was later used by the music department, by the home economics department, and for administration. With It is named for benefactor Fanny Henning Speed, of

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, who was the wife of

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, a close friend of

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. Her connection to Union College was through Dr. Daniel Stevenson, pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in Louisville before he became president of Union College in 1886. She left half of her estate, $500,000, to the college, allowing it to embark on a major building program.

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