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North Hall
Built in 1851, North Hall was the first dormitory, and first building, on campus. John Muir was a early resident.
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South Hall
South Hall was built in 1855, and was the second building on campus. It now houses the College of Letters and Sciences. Image Courtesy Jeff Miller, UW-Madison archives -
Ladies Hall/Chadbourne Hall
Built under the administration of Dr. Paul Chadbourne, Ladies Hall was the first women's dormitory at any university in the U.S. and housed the Female College at UW-Madison. The building was torn down in 1957, and the current Chadbourne Hall was erected on the site as a co-ed dormitory.
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Men's Dormitories in North and South Hall closed.
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Barnard Hall
Barnard Hall is the oldest continuously operating dormitory on campus. It was the second women's residence hall on campus.
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House Fellow System begun
The House Fellow system is in place today in all residence halls. House Fellows are university students who live with residents and act as resources and mentors for incoming students. -
Kronshage Hall
The first three units of Kronshage Hall are open. The hall is composed of eight separate buildings, all near the shore of Lake Mendota.
The first three units were opened in 1938, the remaining five in 1939
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Elizabeth Waters
Elizabeth Waters was a graduate of UW-Madison and a former resident of Chadbourne Hall. She served on the Board of Regents for the University of Wisconsin for 16 years in total.
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Sellery Hall
Sellery Hall was built in 1963. It was the first building in what is now the Southeast Residential area. Sellery houses several residential learning communities, such as the Entrepreneurial Residential Learning Community and the Creative Arts and Design Learning Community
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Witte Hall
Witte Hall was the second residence hall to be built in the South East area. Along with Sellery, Witte is one of the largest dorms on campus, housing 1,152 residents. Witte is also home to the Multicultural Learning Community.
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Ogg Hall and Gordon Commons
The South East area of campus was rapidly expanding, now including three dorms housing together almost 3,000 students. Gordon Commons was built in 1965 to provide a convenient place for students to eat and study.
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Smith Hall
Smith Hall was the first new dormitory to be built since 1965. It features much larger rooms than previous dormitories, as well as amenities such as air conditioning and a small commons within the building.
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Ogg Hall
The odl Ogg Hall was torn down and a replaced with a new dormitory with the same name.The new Ogg Hall was the second of the new model of dorms, featuring rooms and amenities similar to Smith Hall. Similarily, it features rooms grouped by clusters of four.
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Dejope Hall
The first new dormitory to be built in the Lakeshore area since 1958, Dejope Hall was built in the same style as Ogg and Smith Halls, and includes a commons and a small grocery store. The new Gordon Dining and Event Center is also opened in 2012.
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Leopold Hall
Leopold Hall is the first hall on campus to feature environmentally conscious additions such as a greenhouse on the fourth floor, rooftop solar panels and electricity and water consumption monitors. Leopold Hall also contains the Greenhouse Learning Community, which educates students about sustainable means of living and working.
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