A brief history of the South 40
Initial Campus Housing:
-McMillan Hall (women)
-Umrath and Prince Halls (men)
-Fraternity Row
Phase I (1958):
-Post-WWII G.I. Bill increases need for housing
-Liggett and Koenig Halls (men)
-Rubelmann and Umrath Halls (women)
-A dining hall (currently Wohl Center)
-The Forsyth underpass
Phase II (1961):
-Hitzeman, Hurd, and Myers Halls (men), originally designated G, H, and I
-Beaumont Hall (women)
Phase III (1963):
-The original Shepley Hall (women), a 12-story high-rise
-Lee Hall (women)
-Dauten, Shanedling, and Rutledge Halls (men), originally designated J, K, and L
Phase IV (1964):
-The original Eliot Hall, another 12-story high-rise
Continuing Construction:
-1990: Park and Wydown Houses
-1998: Old Shepley and Mudd Halls demolished, Wydown House renamed Mudd House, 11,000-square foot addition made to Wohl Center
-1997-’98: Danforth, Shepley, and Wheeler Houses
-1999-’00: Nemerov, Lien, and Gregg Houses, as well as the parking garage, baseball field, and IM fields
-2000: Ursa’s Caf‚ and the Fitness Center
-2003: Old Eliot Hall demolished
-2003-’05: Forsyth, new Eliot, and new Koenig Houses
Source: Washington University Archives
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