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====== Funston Hall ====== | ====== Funston Hall ====== | ||
- | Funston Hall is a student dormitory located | + | Funston Hall is a student dormitory located adjacent to [[smith_hall|Smith |
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- | The architects for the two million | + | The architects for the $2 million dormitory were Kilham Beder & Chu of New York. The general contractor was |
- | The Associated Construction Company of Hartford. The dormitory opened in the fall of 1978 with housing for 97 students in 57 single rooms and 10 four-person suites. Students had a direct say in the interior décor of the building through a committee organized by then-director of residential services, Tina Dow. | + | The Associated Construction Company of [[hartford|Hartford]]. The dormitory opened in the fall of 1978 with housing for 97 students in 57 single rooms and 10 four-person suites. Students had a direct say in the interior décor of the building through a committee organized by then-director of residential services, Tina Dow. |
Funston was also the first student dormitory in Connecticut, | Funston was also the first student dormitory in Connecticut, | ||
- | In 1982, the [[trustees|Trustees]] voted to name the dormitory in honor of former Trinity president [[funston_g._keith|G. Keith Funston '32]]. | + | In 1982, the [[trustees|trustees]] voted to name the dormitory in honor of former Trinity president [[funston_g._keith|G. Keith Funston '32]]. |
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===== Sources ===== | ===== Sources ===== | ||
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- | [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? | + | [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38540297|Trinity Reporter]] (Fall 1978), p. 52. |
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