Bowden Hall

Bowden Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in 2013
Location	NE of Light Hall and SW of Heating Plant, WNMU, Silver City, New Mexico
Coordinates	32°46′32″N108°16′55″W / 32.77556°N 108.28194°W / 32.77556; -108.28194 (Bowden Hall)
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1928 (1928)
Architect	Trost & Trost
Architectural style	Mission Revival
MPS	New Mexico Campus Buildings Built 1906--1937 TR
NRHP reference No.	88001552 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 22, 1988

Bowden Hall is a historic building on the campus of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico. It was built as a men's dormitory in 1928, ^{[2] [3]} and it was named in honor of a member of the board of regents. ^[4] The bedrooms were later repurposed as classrooms. ^[2] It was designed in the Mission Revival architectural style by Trost & Trost. ^[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 22, 1988. ^[1] It currently houses the Department of Humanities. ^[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bowden Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved January 30, 2019. With accompanying pictures
3. The New Mexico Blue Book. 1945. p. 169.
4. Russell, Sharman Apt. "Western New Mexico University". New Mexico Magazine. Vol. 71, no. 10. p. 34. Bowden Hall, also listed on the National Historic Register, honors a member of the school's Board of Regents, as does Ritch Hall.
5. "Department of Humanities-Contact US". Western New Mexico University. Western New Mexico University. 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.