Lewis Hall and Clark Hall, University of Washington, between 1909 and 1915

• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1909
• Subjects: Pacific; Yukon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/uwcampus/id/37298

Caption on image: Dormitories, University of Washington, Seattle, Wn. Printed on verso: Publ. by Portland Post card Co., Portland, Ore. and Seattle. Made in Germany. Shows Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition seal. Filed in UW - Buildings - Lewis Lewis Hall, one of the oldest remaining buildings on the University of Washington campus, was constructed in 1899 to serve as a dormitory for male students. It was built at the same time as Clark Hall, the original women’s dormitory, shortly after the campus moved from its original downtown Seattle location to its present site in 1895. The two buildings were completed and occupied by January of 1900 and formally opened on Monday, February 12, 1900. In the summer of 1917, Lewis Hall was converted to a women’s dormitory building, in part due to a steady decrease in male residents who were enlisting to fight in the First World War. In the fall of 1918, the building was taken over by the military. Lewis Hall became a temporary military hospital for the Student Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.) and a facility for the Naval Training Station. In 1938, Lewis Hall was remodeled and became home to the School of Journalism. Later, it served as home to various language departments and administrative offices.