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Date of Work
Circa 1895
Identification #
UAP 4614
Description
Macnie Hall was constructed in 1893 as a men's dormitory several yards north of Davis Hall. Several small trees surround the building and a dirt path leads to its front. It was conceived and partially constructed as a university astronomical observatory but it was completed as a men's dormitory. In 1901, it became a woman's dormitory until 1930 when again housed male students. In 1908 it was renamed Macnie Hall in honor of John Macnie, professor of French and Spanish Languages and Literature and Secretary of the Faculty, who retired in 1906 after twenty years of service. Originally known as the Prep Building or Dormitory, it was called the Cottage in 1901 when it became the second campus women's dormitory.
Subject
Macnie Hall; The Cottage; Dormitory; Students-Female; Students-Male; Prep Building; John Macnie; College buildings; College students; Dormitories; Preparatory schools; Trees; Grasses; Stairs
Places Depicted
North Dakota--Grand Forks
Organizations Depicted
Macnie Hall (Grand Forks, N.D.); University of North Dakota
People Depicted
Macnie, John, 1836-1909
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota