Eggleston大厅 is comprised of three wings, which were constructed between 1935 and 1940 and served student residential purposes. The residence hall housed 648 male students until it closed after fall 1965 for renovation into a women's dormitory. East Eggleston (including the tower) was converted to an academic and administrative building in 1983. In 2015, the upper floors of East Eggleston were converted back to residential space.
Eggleston大厅
410, 440, 500 Drillfield Drive
Eggleston大厅 is composed of three wings: East, Main, and West. Main Eggleston is a co-ed residence hall; West Eggleston is co-ed and houses 198 students. East Eggleston contains office space on the first floor and residential space on the second and third floors.
Joseph Dupuy Eggleston Jr.
In 1952 Eggleston大厅 was named for Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, 一名教师, school superintendent, 编辑器, Southern Education Board employee, and Virginia's first elected superintendent of public instruction before becoming president (1913-19) of the Blacksburg college and the first head of its Virginia's Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and 首页 Economics. 作为总统, he spurred the move toward Collegiate Gothic architecture, created an agricultural education department, and established several Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.
建筑历史
- 最初建立:
- 1935
- 映射网格:
- M-5
- Abbreviation / Number:
- 鸡蛋/ 022
- 坐标:
- 37.22766, -80.41938