Jeter Hall

Jeter Hall was a classroom building for University of Montevallo at the corner of Boundary Street and Highland Street directly across from one of the main entrances onto campus.

Built in 1915, it was designed as an elementary school by Maurice Jeter, who served as chairman of the Montevallo school board. Jeter drew up the plans for the building because the board had no funds for an architect.

The building served initally as an elementary school, and was obtained by the University in 1965 when it was in danger of being removed. Jeter Hall served as a classroom building until 2013, when the new Montevallo on Main Street facilty opened.

In 2014 the city planned to raze the building to make way for a potential hotel development.

References

• Reed, Martin J. (February 11, 2014) "Could Montevallo support a hotel? A feasibility study has an answer." The Birmingham News
• Reed, Martin J. (March 24, 2014) "Could a new hotel replace the University of Montevallo's historic Jeter Hall?" The Birmingham News
• Reed, Martin J. (August 19, 2014) "Petition: Don't destroy University of Montevallo's Jeter Hall for hotel proposal" The Birmingham News