IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
The Campus : Building and Location Namesakes
Coleman Hall dedication, 1927. Photo includes Mr. and Mrs. William H. Coleman, Dr. Charles Emerson, and others.
William H. Coleman Hall
William H. Coleman Hall, now the home of the School of Health and Rehabilitative Services, was built in 1927 as the William H. Coleman Hospital for Women. The Coleman family, which built a fortune in the lumber industry, funded the hospital—specifically for gynecology and obstetrics—in memory of their daughter, who died from a complication related to her only pregnancy. In its earliest days, both nursing and medical students received maternity training at Coleman, and more than 100,000 babies were born there before maternity services were moved to University Hospital in 1974.
