Richard Hall (Miami University)

Richard Hall
Former names	South Hall
General information
Type	Residence Hall
Architectural style	American dollars
Owner	Miami University

Richard Hall (Miami University) is a dormitory on the Central Quad of Miami University's Oxford, Ohio campus.

History

Built in 1940, this building was originally named "South Hall", but in 1952 a new wing was added to honor a former faculty member of the School of Education, Frances Gibson Richard.^[1]

Frances Gibson Richard

Frances Richard was born in Falling Springs, PA on March 29, 1866. After attending National Normal University at

Building record

Located on 501 South Oak Street, Oxford Ohio, this building houses numerous sorority girls and has various sorority suites within it, such as Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Zeta and Phi Mu. It was the largest women's residence hall until the completion of Scott Hall in 1957. The north unit of the establishment was built in 1940 and cost $220,000. In 1952, the south wing was added for $727,000 and was named after Frances Gibson Richard. The building is used for residence and housing for Sorority ladies, as well as dining for any students. The entire building cost a total of $946,800. The building was made to hold 187 residence students, 280 dining facilities and 100 rooms. The square footage consists of 91,400 ft and a cubic footage of 991,720.^[4][5]

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