Frank J. Sensenbrenner Hall
Location: On the Roemer Mall north of Marsh Street
Architects: Berners, schober, & Kilp
Cost: $521,619 building + $51,274 equipment = $572,893
Renovation in 1987: $240,000
Frank J. Sensenbrenner Hall, the second residence hall built on the campus, was dedicated June 3, 1956. Its capacity was 180 students, housed two to a room. A three story structure with basement, it contains not only student rooms, but also a lounge room, activities rooms, two suites per floor for house counselors, and the College's nursery school. It was the first building on campus to have been financed through government housing loans which are self amortizing over a period of 40 years.
This building was named after Frank J. Sensenbrenner, a prominent industrialist and paper manufacturer in Neenah, Wisconsin. For many years he was a generous donor to the College. His large gifts towards the Dennis M. Burke Hall and the Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts contributed greatly to the debt-free status of both buildings when they were dedicated.
In the summer of 1987 extensive renovations were made to Sensenbrenner Hall in the areas of safety, security, health, maintenance, energy consumption, and student living environment. Total renovation cost was $240,000 funded under the college's corrective maintenance program.