“In 1902, trustee Charles Schwab donated $150,000 for the construction of Schwab Auditorium. In comparison, at the time the average annual income of a working-class family was a little more than $1,000.
Built in the Beaux Arts style, which combined elements of Imperial Roman, Italian Renaissance, and French and Italian baroque styles, the building was crafted from buff-colored brick. Schwab was ill and was unable to attend the auditorium’s dedication in May of 1903.
Today the building is used as one of several campus performance venues and holds large overview classes. At least three ghosts are rumored to reside there – George Atherton, Schwab and an unidentified soldier.
The relationship between U.S. Steel and Penn State, forged in the early 1900s with Schwab and Carnegie, continues today.” (source: http://news.psu.edu/story/165963/2010/07/23/schwab-auditorium-has-rich-history-penn-state)
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