Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives Photograph Collection, 1890-1982
Date
circa 1955
Decade
1950s
Subject (LCSH)
College campuses
New Mexico State University
Buildings
Dormitories
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University. Rhodes-Garrett-Hamiel Hall
Historical context
Initially, three wings of women's dormitory, the Rhodes-Garrett-Hamiel Hall, in mid-1960s was converted into co-ed dorm with the men housed in Hamile Hall and the women in Rhodes and Garret halls. The first wing of the dormitory, Rhodes Hall, was completed in 1941, the second unit, the Garrett Hall, in 1942, and the third wing, Hamiel Hall in 1955. The buildings were named after Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Elizabeth Garrett and Flora Hamiel respectively. Edited based on information provided by The Buildings of New Mexico State University: NMSU Building History by Patricia Grumet, Vol. 1.
Extent
5 x 7 in.
Notes
A view on the Rhodes-Garrett-Hamiel Hall with the Organ Mountains in the background.