Female dormitory on Notre Dame campus
Howard Hall
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Arms_of_Howard.svg/140px-Arms_of_Howard.svg.png) Arms:
Quarterly, 1st and 4th Vert a bend between six ross crosslet fitchy Or 2nd and 3rd Azure a duck displayed proper
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Campus quad
| South
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Established
| 1925
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Named for
| Timothy Edward Howard
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Colors
| Yellow and green
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Gender
| Female
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Rector
| Anna Kenny
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Undergraduates
| 145
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Chapel
| Our Lady of Lourdes
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Mascot
| Ducks
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Interhall sports
| Basketball, bowling, cross country, dodgeball, flag football, golf, lacrosse, racquetball, soccer, table tennis, tennis, volleyball
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Charities
| National Bone Marrow Donor Program
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Major events
| Annual Bone Marrow Drive, Totter for Water, Chapel Crawl
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Website
| http://www.nd.edu/~howard
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Howard Hall
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Location
| Notre Dame, Indiana
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Coordinates
| 41°42′03″N
86°14′30″W
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41.7007°N 86.2418°W
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41.7007; -86.2418
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Built
| 1924-1925
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Architect
| Francis Kervick & Vincent Fagan
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Architectural style
| Collegiate Gothic
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Part of
| University of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles
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ID78000053
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Added to NRHP
| May 23, 1978
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Howard Hall
is one of the
32 Residence Halls
on the campus of the
University of Notre Dame
and one of the 14 female dorms. It is located north of
South Dining Hall
on
University of Notre Dame
's South Quad, and is immediately surrounded by
Badin Hall
on the east,
Morrissey Manor
on the west, and
Bond Hall
on the north.
[2]
Built in 1924?1925, it is dedicated to
Timothy Edward Howard
, and hosts 145 undergraduates. The coat of arms is based on that of the Howard family adapted to fit Howard Hall, changed to match those of the hall, and the lions were substituted with ducks (the hall mascot).
History
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Original prospect plan by Kervick and Fagan, October 1924
Construction on Howard Hall began in September 1924 and was completed in the summer of 1925 as the first of three new freshman dorms built by president
Walsh
;
Morrissey
and
Lyons Halls
followed in the next few years.
[3]
[4]
The construction of these dorms was a response to the high number of Notre Dame's collegiate students living off campus and the rapid increase in student population after
World War I
. The building of these dorms was assigned to the architecture firm of Francis W. Kervick (1883-1962) and Vincent F. Fagan (1898-1951), who were also professors at the Notre Dame department of architecture, and construction was contracted to Sollitt Construction.
[5]
Howard Hall was the first instance of a Notre Dame building being built in the collegiate Gothic style, and together with Morrissey and Lyons they formed a semi-closed gothic courtyard that inspired subsequent gothic architecture on campus.
[6]
The buildings still employed the classic yellow brick and minimal limestone, in order to blend with the pre-existing campus.
[7]
Because of their location, new style, and beauty, the three dorms acquired the name of "Gold Coast".
[8]
[9]
Howard Hall was also the first building to be named after a lay person ? Notre Dame Law Professor, poet, Civil War soldier, historian, first
Laetare Medal
winner and
Indiana State senator
and
Indiana Supreme Court Justice
Timothy Edward Howard
.
[10]
[11]
It was the first building of the Freshman Unit to be built, and was later followed by Morrissey Hall and Lyons Hall, and when it opened in the fall of 1925 it hosted about 150 freshmen.
[12]
The dorm was converted from a male to a female residence hall in 1987, during the period in which the University shifted to co-education and planned to increase the female population by 150 annually from 1987 to 1990, requiring the conversion of male halls into female ones and the construction of new ones.
[13]
The decision and the short notice communication was heavily protested by Howard residents, who wore black or white armbands and hung protest signs, labeling themselves as the "Howard Homeless" and formed the "Howard Liberation Organization" to lament the loss of a fraternity-like atmosphere and such Howard traditions as the Howard Hat and Tie Party.
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The decision was also protested by Howard residents in the Student Senate, where the Senate agreed to support Howard in the writing of a letter to the administration denouncing the lack of communication with the hall rector and staff and the short notice given to residents.
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The new rector as Howard opened in 1988 was Sister Mary Jane Griffin, previously rector of Farley.
[16]
The Howard mascot was Word, until 1991 when they voted to change it to the Ducks.
Architecture
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It is a brick building rising four floors and built in an austere collegiate Gothic style, with low eaves ridges and gables of different sizes.
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The building is centered around a tower that surmounts an archway, from where two oak doors lead to the North and South wing respectively.
Howard Hall arch
The archway is surmounted by a large carved bay window that runs thought two floors and climates in an adorned parapet.
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Among the bas-relief of the arch are depiction of classic campus images: football, a squirrel, own (symbol of wisdom), and a student poring over books.
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The double archway that separates the first floor into two sections and passes under the upper three floors of the hall. Adorning these arches and the other main entrances to Howard are a number of gargoyle-type stone carvings depicting anything from an owl to a student who has just received a less-than-stellar report card. To the west, the archway is adorned with a statue of
Saint Timothy
by James Kress; Timothy being the first name of Howard, namesake of the hall.
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[21]
The chapel, dedicated to
Our Lady of Lourdes
, features a
pieta
by sculptor
Jean de Marco
, and two stained glass windows by Wilbur H. Burnham depicting Our Lady of Lourdes. On the outer gable of the chapel, facing the quad, there is a stone bas-relief depicting the
Shield of the Trinity
.
[22]
Traditions
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The Duck mascot was chosen after the 1986 film
Howard the Duck
by
George Lucas
.
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Although it is one of the smallest dorms on campus, Howard Hall has a number of signature events throughout the year. Among these events are the Howard Hoedown (a fall dance), Totter for Water (a 24-hour teeter-totter fundraiser designed to help third world countries access clean water), Howard Halliday (a miniature Christmas tree decorating event to raise money for local charities), and Walk for More Tomorrows (a spring event to raise awareness for suicide prevention).
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In 2010, Howard Hall was named Women's Hall of the Year by Hall President's Council. In 2012 and 2022, Howard Hall was awarded the distinction of being Hall of the Year.
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Notable residents
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Gallery
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References
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- ^
"Official Building Inventory"
(PDF)
.
Facilities Design and Operations
. University of Notre Dame. October 1, 2015. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on March 4, 2016
. Retrieved
November 11,
2015
.
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"Howard Hall"
. Division of Student Affairs, University of Notre Dame.
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Scholastic
.
58
(1): 16. 1924
http://www.archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0058/VOL_0058_ISSUE_0001.pdf
. Retrieved
June 7,
2020
.
- ^
Tucker, Todd (2018).
Notre Dame vs. the Klan: : how the fighting Irish defeated the Ku Klux Klan
. University of Notre Dame Press.
ISBN
9780268104368
.
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Kervick, Francis.
"The Architects of Notre Dame"
(PDF)
.
The Notre Dame Alumnus
.
17
(2): 40
. Retrieved
June 4,
2020
.
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"December 2002"
.
www.irishlegends.com
. Retrieved
June 4,
2020
.
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Kervick, Francis.
"The Architects of Notre Dame"
(PDF)
.
The Notre Dame Alumnus
.
17
(2): 40
. Retrieved
June 4,
2020
.
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"Irish Legends: Campus Tour III"
.
IrishIllustrated.com
. Retrieved
June 4,
2020
.
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Vonada, Damaine (August 15, 1998).
Notre Dame : the official campus guide
. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press.
ISBN
0268014868
.
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Museum, Randy Ray The History.
"A Look Back: Timothy Howard was a citizen, author and historian of St. Joseph County"
.
South Bend Tribune
. Retrieved
June 4,
2020
.
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Tucker, Todd (2018).
Notre Dame vs. the Klan: : how the fighting Irish defeated the Ku Klux Klan
. University of Notre Dame Press.
ISBN
9780268104368
.
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"The New Year at Notre Dame"
(PDF)
.
The Notre Dame Alumnus
.
4
(1). October 1925
. Retrieved
June 4,
2020
.
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Heilmann, Mary (December 9, 1986).
"Howard Hall to house women next fall"
(PDF)
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The Observer
.
21
(64): 1.
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Heilmann, Mary (December 9, 1986).
"Howard Hall to house women next fall"
(PDF)
.
The Observer
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21
(64): 1.
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Heilmann, Mary (December 9, 1986).
"Howard Hall to house women next fall"
(PDF)
.
The Observer
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21
(64): 1.
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"Farley rector meets challenge"
(PDF)
.
The Observer
.
21
(129): 3. April 23, 1987
. Retrieved
June 4,
2020
.
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"The New Year at Notre Dame"
(PDF)
.
The Notre Dame Alumnus
.
4
(1). October 1925
. Retrieved
June 4,
2020
.
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"The New Year at Notre Dame"
(PDF)
.
The Notre Dame Alumnus
.
4
(1). October 1925
. Retrieved
June 4,
2020
.
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Vonada, Damaine (August 15, 1998).
Notre Dame : the official campus guide
. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press.
ISBN
0268014868
.
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"Campus Statue Project"
.
Notre Dame Archives News & Notes
. June 17, 2011
. Retrieved
November 6,
2019
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Lyman, William.
"Campus Statues - Baffle & Bore"
(PDF)
.
The Notre Dame Scholastic
.
89
(20): 14
. Retrieved
November 6,
2019
.
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"Feast of the Holy Trinity"
.
faith.nd.edu
. Retrieved
December 22,
2021
.
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Vonada, Damaine (August 15, 1998).
Notre Dame : the official campus guide
. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press.
ISBN
0268014868
.
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"Howard Hall // Campus Tour"
. University of Notre Dame.
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"Congregation of Holy Cross"
.
www.holycrossusa.org
. September 12, 2018
. Retrieved
June 4,
2020
.
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"Archive"
. Hall Presidents Council, University of Notre Dame
. Retrieved
October 18,
2017
.
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"Notre Dame Directory 1952-1953"
(PDF)
. Retrieved
January 31,
2019
.
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"Their Friendship is on Point: Francesca Russo and Marie-Anne Roche | Her Campus"
.
www.hercampus.com
. September 21, 2017
. Retrieved
August 30,
2021
.
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Le, Uyen.
https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/author/hle2/
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