Monroe Cottage (1902-1976)

Looking southwest, the edge of The Female Department visible on the left. (From "The Siggins Album," circa 1900, courtesy of the Local History Room of The Kalamazoo Public Library.)


Looking northwest. (Scanned from "Images of America: Kalamazoo, Michigan" (Arcadia Pub., 2002))


The north side of the building, cupola of The Female Department visible on the left, the power plant smokestack on the right.


Aerial view of the front (east) and north sides in 1959. To the left, the Female Department. Behind that are the Services Building/Central Kitchen and the 1948 Laundry. (Courtesy Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections)


A reverse of the previous shot, 1957. 1948 Laundry at the bottom, Services and Central Kitchen Building center, and Female Department top right. (Courtesy Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections)


Monroe in relation to the Female Department, Potter Cottage, and Van Deusen Hospital. (Courtesy Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections)