Mary Markley Residential Hall for Women, 1958 / HS9283

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Title: Mary Markley Residential Hall for Women, 1958
Date: 1958
Collection Title: Alumni Association (University of Michigan) records
Collection Creator: University of Michigan. Alumni Association.
Box / Drawer: 135
Folder / Container / Volume: Mary Markley Hall
Notes: Harley, Ellington & Day, architecture firm. In May 1944, the name of the Alumnae House was changed to the Mary Markley House. This building was closed in 1950. In February 1959, construction was completed on a new dormitory designed by Harley, Ellington & Day, Inc. and designated the Mary Butler Markley Residence Hall. The Hall has nine houses named after Charlotte Alice Blagdon, Orma Fitch Butler, Lucy Elvira Elliott, Josephine Rankin Fisher, Robert Frost, Barbara Jane Little, Jeese Reeves, Frederick Scott, and Claude Van Tyne.; In 1963, the Van Tyne House, Scott House, and Reeves House names were transferred from South Quad to Mary Markley Hall and the Thronson House, Bush House, and Hunt House names were transferred from Mary Markley Hall to South Quad. Additionally, in 1963, Seeley House was renamed Frost House with the transfer of the name to Oxford Houses. In the 1970s, the Fisher House and Van Tyne House names were switched.
Subjects: Mary Markley Hall (University of Michigan); University of Michigan--Buildings--1951-1960; University of Michigan--Student housing--1951-1960; Dormitories--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
Item Number: HS9283
Finding Aid: umich-bhl-8730
Scan Source: 7.5 x 7.6 Photo Print
Repository: Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated: 2016-03-15 01:06:35

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File Size: 3 MB
Record: HS9283
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