Purdue Bell Tower

Heavilon Hall was dedicated on January 19, 1894, as part of Purdue's engineering school.

In light of this tragedy, James H. Smart, Purdue's president at the time, declared that a new tower would go up "one brick higher."

The tower now contains a loudspeaker and sirens that can be heard outdoors throughout the academic portion of campus.

It is also said that if a couple kisses under the tower, and then walk past the nearby Stone Lion Fountain, they will eventually be married.

[4] On November 27, 2018, during repairs to the tower, one of the clock faces fell from a crane during routine repairs, bounced off the basket of an aerial work platform holding two workers, and hit the side of the tower on its way to the ground.