STETSON-LETTER
Vol. 10, No. 1
Stetson University, DeLand and St. Petersburg, Florida
Fall, 1961
Construction on Five New Men's Halls
To Get Under Way on DeLand Campus
Construction on five men's residence halls to hold
a total of 140 men is scheduled to begin before the end
of the year on the DeLand campus.
The dormitories are being constructed with a college
housing loan of $560,000 from the Community Facilities
Administration. They will be available as rental units
for men's fraternities now housed off campus — those
not rented will be used as regular men's residence halls.
Occupancy should begin next fall.
The two-story dormitories are being built just north
of Pennsylvania avenue and west of Amelia avenue on
University property.
None of the five units faces any of the city streets,
but all front on a circular drive which Hayden avenue
ieeds into. One large parking area is being placed across
the north edge of the plot and one at the southeast
corner.
The first floor of each unit includes a concrete terrace, a social room, a foyer, and a housemother's apartment. The second floor is made up of 14 double bedrooms, a bathroom, and a trunk storage room. In addition to interior stairs, each small dorm has a steel stairs
on the outside of the building.
The ranch style buildings are of brick and siding
with asphalt shingle roofs. Overall dimensions are 137
by 77 feet. Kemp, Bunch, and Jackson of Jacksonville
are the architects. The college housing loan for the halls
is to be paid back over a 40-year period, with interest at
three and a half per cent.
The University also is currently exploring the possibility of constructing an additional wing to Emily Hall,
women's dormitory. The proposal, still in its preliminary
stages, would provide a south wing to match the existing
north one — this wing would extend toward Woodland
boulevard to complete a "U" shape total building structure.
The construction would raise the capacity of Emily
Hall from 120 to 196 women. Typing and storage rooms
and a lobby would be included in addition to sleeping
quarters.
To help handle continued enrollment increases,
the University purchased The Palms, former guest house
Typical ranch style dormitory which will be
available to Stetson fraternities for rental.
Here's how new men's residence halls will
be placed just north of Pennsylvania ave.
and west of Amelia ave. From bottom of
sketch, Hayden ave. feeds up to circular
drive and out to Amelia at center right.
at 124 East Michigan avenue, DeLand, this summer. It
made possible the housing of approximately 40 freshmen
women who had been on a waiting list since March.
Indications are that a similar waiting list will have to
be established in early 1962.
Rooms in The Palms are comparable to those in
other women's residence halls. About one third have
private baths and most rooms are used as double accomodations. The hall also has a kitchen and a study room.
SEE "To Keep The FREE SOCIETY FREE/' p. 5
