WU 125th - The Art Side of Campus Mystery Cache

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This cache is located on the Winthrop University campus. All stages are in publicly accessible areas. However, it is recommended that you do this cache outside of normal business hours or on the weekends as there are parking restrictions on campus.

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McLaurin Hall

Connected to Tillman Hall by a covered passageway, McLaurin was Winthrop's second residence hall. Originally called South Dormitory, it was renamed in 1925 for Daniel W. McLaurin, charter member of the Board of Trustees who served from 1891-99 and 1903-28. Although primarily a residence hall, McLaurin's third floor extension was used for art instruction and had a darkroom, woodcarving room, design room, and a skylight room for painting. The basement was used for indoor recreation and practicing music. In 1988, the building became home to the visual and performing arts at Winthrop.

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Rutledge Hall

By 1904 the holdings of the small library on the second floor of the Main Building (Tillman Administration) had increased to over 5,400 volumes, and funds were solicited for a separate library building. Andrew Carnegie donated the entire $30,000.00 for the building’s construction.

The portico opened into the main reading room of the library with a high ceiling crossed with heavy wood beams, creating square ceiling panels. Six columns, with high, round bases and separate wood cornices supported the central dome and multicolored Art Nouveaux stained glass skylight beneath it. Circular in shape, this skylight has a large central medallion surrounded by panels of pale blue and turquoise blue glass. Within this circular multi-tone blue field are glass tiles set in ribbon and laurel wreath forms. Among the glass tile elements are double scrolls and cornucopia forms, the lamp of wisdom, and four torches of enlightenment. The artist, Payne Spears of Patterson, N.J., studied under and worked at the glass studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York City.

In 1970 the Carnegie Library was remodeled on the interior and converted into a fine arts center. Its only serious architectural flaw is the overly elaborate facade of the 1928 addition

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President's House

The President’s House at Winthrop was one of the first suburban homes built along the street-car track on Oakland Avenue in the early 1890s. The original Victorian home bears no resemblance to the existing brick veneered estate of today.

The one acre lot and house was sold to the school for $3,900. It was occupied in 1895 by D. B. Johnson, Winthrop’s first president, and has continued to be the president’s residence for more than 100 years.

The interior was completely altered in 1916, and there is little documentation of the original interior details. In 1916-17, an extensive renovation of the house and grounds was made. Renovations were completed in 1917 and the house remained basically unaltered until 1959. Central air conditioning was added by the college around 1967.

In 1943, Eleanor Roosevelt visited the college. A bathroom was built in the President's House for the First Lady's personal use during her visit to Winthrop.

The residence is of statewide historical significance because it was the home for thirty eight years of David B. Johnson, Winthrop’s founder and an educator/politician of national reputation.

The President’s Residence, as it exists today, is one of the most well maintained and spacious buildings on the campus. There is little danger that the building will be neglected or demolished in the future.

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Johnson Hall

President David Bancroft Johnson and many of Winthrop’s more activist students started a long campaign in 1902 to raise money for a separate student activities building. It was not considered a necessary structure and because of its associations with religion and women’s suffragette agitation, the building was only 20% funded by the State Legislature. Johnson solicited $50,000 from John D. Rockefeller on the condition that Winthrop would match his money from other sources.

The main portion of the building was completed in 1920 after a delay during World War I. The final cost was around $125,000.

After construction of the Dinkins Student Center in 1968, Johnson Hall was taken over by various academic departments for offices and classrooms and the auditorium is used by the Theatre Department for stage productions

No changes to the exterior, other than replacement of the balustrades, were made to the building until the major renovations in the early 1990s. The project was completed in 1993 and Johnson Hall was officially rededicated on April 23, 1994.

Historically, the building is significant through its associations with women’s social and political liberation in the early 1900s. The date of the building’s completion is same as the date of the 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendments affirming women’s right to vote and for national prohibition.

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In order to find the final cache, you must go to each stage and get the correct answer to move on.

Start at posted coordinates.

What year was the building constructed?
A. 1900 = N 34 56.319 - W 081 01.753
B. 1901 = N 34 56.241 - W 081 01.769
C. 1902 = N 34 56.157 - W 081 01. 722
D. 1903 = N 34 56.367 - W 081 01.662

If you got the above answer correct, you will be standing near the entrance to a breezeway. Enter the door and turn left. Go straight through the doors into the next building. You will see a glass wall into an art gallery. The gallery may or may not be open. But either way, you can see the stained glass on the ceiling. How many sections are in the stained glass on the ceiling?
A. 1 = N 34 56.319 - W 081 01.753
B. 3 = N 34 56.185 - W 081 01.759
C. 5 = N 34 56.217 - W 081 01.732
D. 7 = N 34 56.268 - W 081 01.888

Go to the coordinates based on the answer above. What year was the building constructed?
A. 1890 = N 34 56.185 - W 081 01.848
B. 1892 = N 34 56.319 - W 081 01.753
C. 1895 = N 34 56.241 - W 081 01.769
D. 1898 = N 34 56.185 - W 081 01.759

Go get the cache!