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Washington State University Buildings and Landscapes

Stevens Hall 1907 - 1918

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1. Stevens Hall, ca. 1898
2. Stevens Hall Women 1896
3. Stevens Hall Banquet, Mar. 22, 1898 An interior view of the first annual banquet held by the Class of 1902. Dressed in formal attire alternating men and women are seated at two large tables. Banners hang from light fixtures. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was designed by Stephen and Josenhans. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
4. Washington State College (ca. 1898)
5. Images of WSC on cloth. 1901-1902 47 x 47 cm. (rotated diagonally in this image) set of 23 cyanotype photographs on cloth, some only partial images. This was owned by Catherine Friel, who says it came to her from her uncle and aunt, Will and Sarah Wallis. She identifies these as having been printed on Pongee silk and then used as a cushion before being taken apart and framed. Images 2-1 and 6-3 seem to both be historical images taken in about 1895. However, the football game in 2-2 took place on Nov. 9, 1901, and every other datable image takes place in an interval included 1901-1902, so we're assuming this cushion to date to late 1901 or 1902. Image contents, identified by row and a left-to-right numbering: 1-1: New Ferry Hall & corner of Thompson Hall (same pic as 4-5); 2-1: Thompson Hall and old College Hall; 2-2: WSC/Oregon football, Rogers Field; 2-3: Unidentified room interior; 3-1: Unidentified football player; 3-2: New Ferry Hall & Murrow Hall; 3-3: Thompson Hall & old College Hall; 3-4: College Hill; 3-5: Edge of old College Hall, with Stevens beyond it; 4-1: Unidentified building (possibly a side view of Stevens Hall?); 4-2: Stevens Hall interior; 4-3: Thompson Hall; 4-4: Silver Lake; 4-5: College Hill; 5-1: Thompson Hall; 5-2: Stevens Hall interior; 5-3: College Farmhouse; 5-4: Unidentified room interior; 6-1: College Hill (old College, Stevens, and the TUB?); 6-2: The TUB; 6-3: Thompson Hall and old College Hall (same pic as 2-1); 7-1: Unidentified room interior; 7-2: Unidentified room interior.
6. Stevens Hall, Girls' Dormitory 1906 - 1908
7. Stevens Hall 1907 - 1918
8. Stevens Hall 1907 - 1925
9. Stevens Hall (1907)
10. Stevens Hall (1909)
11. Stevens Hall 1909 - 1913
12. Stevens Hall, ca. 1910
13. Stevens Hall, interior, ca. 1910 An interior scene of a female student playing the piano in a dorm living room. A young man wearing a dark sweater embossed with the letter "W", stands to the right with his arm draped over the piano. Heavy curtains, a wooden chair, a lamp, and a potted plant decorate the room. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
14. Stevens Hall, interior, ca. 1910
15. Stevens Hall, interior, ca. 1910
16. Stevens Hall Thanksgiving, 1911
17. Stevens Hall (1911)
18. Stevens Hall (1912)
19. Stevens Hall, interior, ca. 1915 An interior view of a women's dormitory room in Ferry Hall, WSU Building #8. Two small iron beds are placed in the corner of the room. A small desk and wooden chair are present in the right foreground. Lamps, pictures, a wooden dresser, and a mirror, decorate the room. . Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
20. Stevens Hall, ca. 1915
21. Stevens Hall, ca. 1915
22. Stevens Hall 1915 - 1917
23. Campus Buildings 1916
24. Stevens Hall 1916
25. Stevens Hall 1916
26. Stevens Hall Women, ca. 1920
27. Stevens Hall (1921)
28. Stevens Hall, 1922 A group portrait of the residents, posed on the grass in front of the West facade of Stevens Hall. Included in the group is Lenna Baird; see Cage 99 for her papers. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
29. Stevens Hall, 1928 A group portrait of female students on the lawn in front of the west facade of Stevens Hall, WSU building 34. The students are posed in two rows, with those in front seated on the grass. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
30. Stevens Hall, 1936 Strike A scene from the 1936 student's strike protesting restrictions. Students carrying banners blockade Spokane Street the west facade of Stevens Hall. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
31. Stevens Hall Tea, ca. 1940
32. Students enjoy refreshments 1955
33. Darby and John at Stevens Hall
34. Excavation at Stevens Hall
35. Excavation at Stevens Hall by John
36. Excavation at Stevens Hall by Julie
40. Stevens Hall, Washington State University, Pullman, 2003
Contents of this path:
1. Original Construction for Stevens Hall
2. Darby and John at Stevens Hall
3. Excavation at Stevens Hall
4. Excavation at Stevens Hall by John
5. Excavation at Stevens Hall by Julie
6. Images of WSC on cloth. 1901-1902 47 x 47 cm. (rotated diagonally in this image) set of 23 cyanotype photographs on cloth, some only partial images. This was owned by Catherine Friel, who says it came to her from her uncle and aunt, Will and Sarah Wallis. She identifies these as having been printed on Pongee silk and then used as a cushion before being taken apart and framed. Images 2-1 and 6-3 seem to both be historical images taken in about 1895. However, the football game in 2-2 took place on Nov. 9, 1901, and every other datable image takes place in an interval included 1901-1902, so we're assuming this cushion to date to late 1901 or 1902. Image contents, identified by row and a left-to-right numbering: 1-1: New Ferry Hall & corner of Thompson Hall (same pic as 4-5); 2-1: Thompson Hall and old College Hall; 2-2: WSC/Oregon football, Rogers Field; 2-3: Unidentified room interior; 3-1: Unidentified football player; 3-2: New Ferry Hall & Murrow Hall; 3-3: Thompson Hall & old College Hall; 3-4: College Hill; 3-5: Edge of old College Hall, with Stevens beyond it; 4-1: Unidentified building (possibly a side view of Stevens Hall?); 4-2: Stevens Hall interior; 4-3: Thompson Hall; 4-4: Silver Lake; 4-5: College Hill; 5-1: Thompson Hall; 5-2: Stevens Hall interior; 5-3: College Farmhouse; 5-4: Unidentified room interior; 6-1: College Hill (old College, Stevens, and the TUB?); 6-2: The TUB; 6-3: Thompson Hall and old College Hall (same pic as 2-1); 7-1: Unidentified room interior; 7-2: Unidentified room interior.
10. Stevens Hall 1907 - 1918
11. Stevens Hall (1907)
12. Stevens Hall (1909)
13. Stevens Hall (1911)
14. Stevens Hall (1912)
15. Stevens Hall (1921)
16. Stevens Hall, 1922 A group portrait of the residents, posed on the grass in front of the West facade of Stevens Hall. Included in the group is Lenna Baird; see Cage 99 for her papers. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
17. Stevens Hall, 1928 A group portrait of female students on the lawn in front of the west facade of Stevens Hall, WSU building 34. The students are posed in two rows, with those in front seated on the grass. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
18. Stevens Hall, 1936 Strike A scene from the 1936 student's strike protesting restrictions. Students carrying banners blockade Spokane Street the west facade of Stevens Hall. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
19. Stevens Hall 1907 - 1925
20. Stevens Hall 1909 - 1913
21. Stevens Hall 1915 - 1917
22. Stevens Hall 1916
23. Stevens Hall 1916
24. Stevens Hall Banquet, Mar. 22, 1898 An interior view of the first annual banquet held by the Class of 1902. Dressed in formal attire alternating men and women are seated at two large tables. Banners hang from light fixtures. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was designed by Stephen and Josenhans. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
25. Stevens Hall, ca. 1915
26. Stevens Hall, ca. 1898
27. Stevens Hall, ca. 1910
28. Stevens Hall, ca. 1915
29. Stevens Hall, Girls' Dormitory 1906 - 1908
30. Stevens Hall, interior, ca. 1910 An interior scene of a female student playing the piano in a dorm living room. A young man wearing a dark sweater embossed with the letter "W", stands to the right with his arm draped over the piano. Heavy curtains, a wooden chair, a lamp, and a potted plant decorate the room. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
31. Stevens Hall, interior, ca. 1910
32. Stevens Hall, interior, ca. 1915 An interior view of a women's dormitory room in Ferry Hall, WSU Building #8. Two small iron beds are placed in the corner of the room. A small desk and wooden chair are present in the right foreground. Lamps, pictures, a wooden dresser, and a mirror, decorate the room. . Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was named after the first governor of Washington Territory. A view of the West facade of the dormitory designed by Stephen and Josenhans in a colonial style and faced with basaltic rock, brick made on campus, and wood shingles.
33. Stevens Hall, interior, ca. 1910
34. Stevens Hall Tea, ca. 1940
35. Stevens Hall Thanksgiving, 1911
36. Stevens Hall, Washington State University, Pullman, 2003
37. Stevens Hall Women 1896
38. Stevens Hall Women, ca. 1920
39. Students enjoy refreshments 1955
40. Washington State College (ca. 1898)
41. Remodel/Additional Construction of Stevens Hall 1958

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Stevens Hall Stevens Hall is the second oldest surviving building after Thompson Hall at Washington State University, the oldest extant dormitory at WSU, and it might be the oldest college dormitory in continuous use west of the Mississippi.

Architect: Stephen and Josenhans

Dates of Construction: 1895–1896

Cost: $15,198.29

Use/Function: Women's Dormitory

Departments: N/A

Significance: The second oldest surviving building on campus. It has been used as a women's dormitory since 1896. The building is also on the National Register of Historic Places.