Buildings and Grounds - 0327 - McFie Hall (Old girls’ dorm)
Date
circa 1898
Decade
1890s
Description and notes
The building was erected in 1897, and had been used as Girls' Dormitory. The original part of the building consisted of 17 rooms and 2 stories. It provided rooming facilities for thirty young women. By 1960, the building was in poor condition and the Board of Regents decided that the building be torn down. Edited based on http://lib.nmsu.edu/archives/documents/GrumetVol1.pdf
Historical context
A two story west wing was added to the building in 1903. With this new addition, the building housed 50 students with each room accommodating two girls. Those girls who roomed with someone paid $17.00/month and those who wished to have a room to themselves paid $20.00/month. Rent had to be paid in advance on the first of the month. The rooms were furnished, however the women had to bring “comforts,” blankets, sheets, pillow-slips, towels, napkins, napkin ring, and two laundry bags. Each of these items had to be labeled with the student’s name. Edited based on http://lib.nmsu.edu/archives/documents/GrumetVol1.pdf
Subject (LCSH)
Dormitories
Universities and colleges
McFie, John R.
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University. McFie Hall
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department