The Residence at Butler Universitys Irvington campus

Description: This photograph of the Residence, Butler Universitys dormitory in Irvington, is mounted on board and has # 2 handwritten in ink on the left side. In the photograph, people are sitting on or leaning on the third floor windowsills. Constructed in 1882, this three-story brick building served as the first dormitory on Butler Universitys Irvington campus. At the time of its opening, the building was coeducational, but parental protests led to the dormitory being open to women students only by 1893. The building became a dorm for men only during the 1898-1899 school year, but it reverted to an all-female dormitory in 1901. During that year, renovations to the building included wiring for electricity and public areas were increased. By 1919, the Residence was at full capacity with forty women and continued to be popular with female students until the University moved to its current Fairview campus in 1928.
Source: http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/333
Collection: Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright: No Copyright - United States
Geography: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.766581, -86.080970
39.766581
-86.080970
Subjects: Dormitories
Porches
Butler University--Buildings
Butler College--Buildings
College buildings
Butler College--History
Butler University--History
Irvington (Indianapolis, Ind.)--History
People
Residence
Irvington campus

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