Jefferson Hall; residence hall named after Thomas Jefferson
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Jefferson, Thomas
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Jefferson Hall; residence hall named after Thomas Jefferson
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Jefferson Hall's approximately 185 residents live on four floors with hall baths, communal kitchens and laundry facilities. Jefferson Hall, constructed between 1920 and 1921, was built as a women’s dormitory and today houses co-ed undergraduate students. The architect who designed Jefferson Hall was Charles M. Robinson.
Jefferson enslaved over 600 people over the course of his lifetime, and he also served as Governor of Virginia and President of the United States. During his time as a student at William & Mary in the 1760s, Jefferson brought his enslaved "personal servant," Jupiter Evans with him. Evans did many jobs that made Jefferson's life as a scholar possible, including running errands, paying bills, and purchasing items like violin strings and wig powder.
The building was renovated in the late 1970s, but unfortunately burned down and was gutted on January 20, 1983, but was rebuilt and opened in 1985.
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This is a four-story brick building that is 200 feet long by 41 feet wide. The building's brick facade matches the other William & Mary buildings that were constructed in the early twentieth century.
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Robinson, Charles A.
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1921
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January 20, 1983
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William & Mary
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