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Caption: Dedication - Wohlers Hall
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Da vid Kinky HalL circa 1925 carried the day for these persuasive reasons: David Kinley initiated the "Courses" in 1902 and served as director until 1905, a period of great expansion; he founded the college in 1915; he was a professor of economics throughout his career at Illinois; and the building was constructed during his tenure as president. By the early 1960s, space had become a rare commodity. The Board of Trustees approved funding for a new building, Commerce West, to ease the overcrowding. The building contained 98,206 square feet and was built, furnished, and landscaped for a cost of $3,361,710. The original use of the building was to house graduate study and provide offices for 100 faculty. Although the exterior of the building reflected the Georgian style of architecture of David Kinley Hall, the interior was state-of-theart when it was dedicated in Commerce West, circa 1964
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