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Date of Work
Circa 1905
Identification #
UAP 4461
Description
Davis Hall with a sidewalk and row of trees running in front of the building. In the bottom right corner is the wheel of a bicycle. The building has a basement, two stories and an attic. Ladies Hall was built in 1887 and renamed for Hannah E. Davis who had been the preceptress/matron for all the women students. From its construction, the President of the University lived in the hall until the completion of the President's House in 1903. The University dining room occupied the basement until the completion of the University Commons in 1911.
Subject
Davis Hall; Dormitory; Bicycle; Students-Female; Ladies Hall; Hannah E. Davis; Sidewalk; College buildings; Bicycles; Women college students; Sidewalks; Dormitories; Trees; Student housing
Places Depicted
North Dakota--Grand Forks
Organizations Depicted
Davis Hall (Grand Forks, N.D.); University of North Dakota
People Depicted
Davis, Hannah E., 1841-1898
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota