Peabody Hall is a mixed-use academic and residential building located on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Due to financial difficulties, Western College closed in 1974 and the physical facilities merged with Miami University, thus where it stands today.

A declaration for “Present Properties Needing Change or Improvement was obtained from an unknown source and author from the Western College Memorial Archives.

The short document quotes, “It is a large, dignified structure of high ceilings and wide halls, with an atmosphere which it is desirable to preserve.

However, it is not a fireproof building; students are forced to climb its high flights of stairs several times a day—a situation not often conducive to the physical well-being of all young women.

And so even though parts of the building can continue, with alteration, to serve admirably for administrative and academic purposes, it is no longer suitable for dormitory use.

But to still keep some of the building's character from the 1800s when it was only a part of Western College, designers pick particular paint colors and wallpapers to achieve the historical accuracy.

In this year the “new Peabody” also developed a renovated Leonard Theatre, the Windate Writing Center and the Western College Alumni Association Memorial Archives.