1960 Empty Mary Park Hall Dorm

About This Item

A furnished and unoccupied dormitory room with white walls and brown carpet. Only half of the room is pictured. Two wooden desks with chairs join together to fill a wall with a window. The room has a twin bed alongside the other wall. The bed has a cushion rest along the length of the mattress. Above, a corkboard and a wall mounted bookshelf. Mary Ward Hall and Merced Hall (Mary Park Hall) were opened to student residents in 1960.

Identifier
TP-ATA-0221
Date
1960
Context

Built in 1960, Mary Park Hall was originally named Merced Hall. Designed by the University architect Anson Boyd, Merced hall was initially the men’s dormitory. In 1968, it became the first dorm on campus to go co-ed. In 1981, Merced Hall was renamed Mary Park Hall after the retirement of the beloved custodian known as “Mother Mary”, who took care of the building and its residents for many years. Mary Park is the only building not named after a faculty member and still serves as a residence hall today.

Mary Ward hall was designed by university architect Anson Boyd and was completed in 1960. It was named after the first Dean of Women and Acting President in 1927.

Geographic Coverage
San Francisco, CA
Temporal Coverage
1960s
Type
Still Image
Format
35mm Slide
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
Rights
Public
Views
596

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