Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives Photograph Collection, 1890-1982
Date
circa 1898
Decade
1890s
Subject (LCSH)
Dormitories
Universities and colleges
McFie, John R.
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University. McFie Hall
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 Cited from The Buildings of New Mexico State University: NMSU Building History by Patricia Grumet, Vol. 1.
Extent
2 1/2 x 3 1/3 in.
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.