Bexley Place Apartments
From KCpedia
The Bexley Place Apartments, known commonly as "Bexleys", are pre-fabricated houses located east of Caples, near the Off-Campus Studies Office, and south of New Apartments. The Bexleys contain 3 to 4 single rooms, and house a total of 52 students. The Bexleys were constructed in the mid-1950s, and named for Bexley Hall, the theological school on campus at the time. Originally, the apartments were put to use as housing for married students attending Bexley Hall, but in 1968, the seminary moved to New York, and left the Bexleys to the college. In 1989, an evaluation process spearheaded by Kenyon's Building and Grounds Trustees Committee was begun, and in 1991, recommended renovation of the buildings. Thought they were structurally sound, they were in need of considerable aesthetic repair, modernization, and remodeling. At the time, some of the Bexleys featured showers in the kitchen and other architectural oddities. Renovations included the construction of more typical bathrooms and installation of tile floors, new kitchenettes, addition of a utility space, and replacement of old carpets, blinds, and doors. The apartments also received new coats of paint, and their heating and electrical systems were completely updated. Formerly, Bexleys had featured some small doubles, but now these were converted into singles as well. Today, the Bexleys are home to junior and senior residents.
Sources in the Kenyon College Archives
- Bexley Place Apartments -- collected Materials
