Trout Hall

Dating from 1867 and named for John Trout of Roanoke County who donated money for its construction, Trout is the third
oldest building. Trout was president of the Board of Trustees of the College from 1866 until 1882. The depression on the lawn in front of Trout is all that is left of the hole gouged out to make bricks on the building site. The original building contained a small Chapel, the walls of which were lined with marble memorial tablets. The building was renovated in 1939, and in the '60's, it was adapted for a language laboratory. The marble tablets of the chapel remain and may be seen today on the walls of the offices on the ground floor. Trout Hall was renovated and is now the home for the sociology department while also housing the office of Academic Grants.