Howard Hall (University of Notre Dame)

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Howard Hall
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Arms of Howard.svg
Arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th Vert a bend between six ross crosslet fitchy Or 2nd and 3rd Azure a duck displayed proper
Campus quadSouth
Established1925
Named for Timothy Edward Howard
ColorsYellow and green    
GenderFemale
RectorAnna Kenny
Undergraduates145
Chapel Our Lady of Lourdes
MascotDucks
Interhall sportsBasketball, bowling, cross country, dodgeball, flag football, golf, lacrosse, racquetball, soccer, table tennis, tennis, volleyball
CharitiesNational Bone Marrow Donor Program
Major eventsAnnual Bone Marrow Drive, Totter for Water, Chapel Crawl
Website http://www.nd.edu/~howard
Howard Hall
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Location Notre Dame, Indiana
Coordinates 41°42′03″N86°14′30″W / 41.7007°N 86.2418°W / 41.7007; -86.2418
Built1924-1925 [1]
ArchitectFrancis Kervick & Vincent Fagan
Architectural style Collegiate Gothic
Part of University of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles (ID78000053)
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1978

Howard Hall is one of the 32 Residence Halls on the campus of the University of Notre Dame and one of the 14 female dorms. It is located north of South Dining Hall on University of Notre Dame's South Quad, and is immediately surrounded by Badin Hall on the east, Morrissey Manor on the west, and Bond Hall on the north. [2] Built in 1924–1925, it is dedicated to Timothy Edward Howard, and hosts 145 undergraduates. The coat of arms is based on that of the Howard family adapted to fit Howard Hall, changed to match those of the hall, and the lions were substituted with ducks (the hall mascot).

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History

Original prospect plan by Kervick and Fagan, October 1924 Howard Hall prospect 1924.jpg
Original prospect plan by Kervick and Fagan, October 1924

Construction on Howard Hall began in September 1924 and was completed in the summer of 1925 as the first of three new freshman dorms built by president Walsh; Morrissey and Lyons Halls followed in the next few years. [3] [4] The construction of these dorms was a response to the high number of Notre Dame's collegiate students living off campus and the rapid increase in student population after World War I. The building of these dorms was assigned to the architecture firm of Francis W. Kervick (1883-1962) and Vincent F. Fagan (1898-1951), who were also professors at the Notre Dame department of architecture, and construction was contracted to Sollitt Construction. [5]

Howard Hall was the first instance of a Notre Dame building being built in the collegiate Gothic style, and together with Morrissey and Lyons they formed a semi-closed gothic courtyard that inspired subsequent gothic architecture on campus. [6] The buildings still employed the classic yellow brick and minimal limestone, in order to blend with the pre-existing campus. [7] Because of their location, new style, and beauty, the three dorms acquired the name of "Gold Coast". [8] [9] Howard Hall was also the first building to be named after a lay person – Notre Dame Law Professor, poet, Civil War soldier, historian, first Laetare Medal winner and Indiana State senator and Indiana Supreme Court Justice Timothy Edward Howard. [10] [11] It was the first building of the Freshman Unit to be built, and was later followed by Morrissey Hall and Lyons Hall, and when it opened in the fall of 1925 it hosted about 150 freshmen. [12]

The dorm was converted from a male to a female residence hall in 1987, during the period in which the University shifted to co-education and planned to increase the female population by 150 annually from 1987 to 1990, requiring the conversion of male halls into female ones and the construction of new ones. [13] The decision and the short notice communication was heavily protested by Howard residents, who wore black or white armbands and hung protest signs, labeling themselves as the "Howard Homeless" and formed the "Howard Liberation Organization" to lament the loss of a fraternity-like atmosphere and such Howard traditions as the Howard Hat and Tie Party. [14] The decision was also protested by Howard residents in the Student Senate, where the Senate agreed to support Howard in the writing of a letter to the administration denouncing the lack of communication with the hall rector and staff and the short notice given to residents. [15] The new rector as Howard opened in 1988 was Sister Mary Jane Griffin, previously rector of Farley. [16] The Howard mascot was Word, until 1991 when they voted to change it to the Ducks.

Architecture

It is a brick building rising four floors and built in an austere collegiate Gothic style, with low eaves ridges and gables of different sizes. [17] The building is centered around a tower that surmounts an archway, from where two oak doors lead to the North and South wing respectively.

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Howard Hall arch

The archway is surmounted by a large carved bay window that runs thought two floors and climates in an adorned parapet. [18] Among the bas-relief of the arch are depiction of classic campus images: football, a squirrel, own (symbol of wisdom), and a student pouring over books. [19] The double archway that separates the first floor into two sections and passes under the upper three floors of the hall. Adorning these arches and the other main entrances to Howard are a number of gargoyle-type stone carvings depicting anything from an owl to a student who has just received a less-than-stellar report card. To the west, the archway is adorned with a statue of Saint Timothy by James Kress; Timothy being the first name of Howard, namesake of the hall. [20] [21] The chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, features a pietà by sculptor Jean de Marco, and two stained glass windows by Wilbur H. Burnham depicting Our Lady of Lourdes. On the outer gable of the chapel, facing the quad, there is a stone bas-relief depicting the Shield of the Trinity. [22]

Traditions

The Duck mascot was chosen after the 1986 film Howard the Duck by George Lucas. [23] Although it is one of the smallest dorms on campus, Howard Hall has a number of signature events throughout the year. Among these events are the Howard Hoedown (a fall dance), Totter for Water (a 24-hour teeter-totter fundraiser designed to help third world countries access clean water), Howard Halliday (a miniature Christmas tree decorating event to raise money for local charities), and Walk for More Tomorrows (a spring event to raise awareness for suicide prevention). [24] [25]

In 2010, Howard Hall was named Women's Hall of the Year by Hall President's Council. In 2012 and 2022, Howard Hall was awarded the distinction of being Hall of the Year. [26]

Notable residents

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