Lewis Hall is one of the 32 Residence Halls at the University of Notre Dame. Lewis is located northwest of the Main Building and south of St. Joseph's Lake. It was named 2013 Hall of the Year.[2] The coat of arms features two chicks, the mascot of the hall, in blue and yellow, the hall colors.[3]
| Lewis Hall | |
|---|---|
| Residence hall | |
 | |
| Campus quad | Main (God) Quad |
| Coordinates | 41°42′16″N 86°14′22″W / 41.7044444°N 86.2394444°W |
| Established | 1965 |
| Named for | Frank J. Lewis |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket[1] |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Colors | Blue and yellow |
| Gender | Female |
| Brother dorm | Siegfried Hall |
| Rector | Megan Moore |
| Undergraduates | 269 |
| Chapel | St. Theresa of Avila Chapel |
| Mascot | Chicks |
| Charities | Food Bank of Northern Indiana |
| Major events | Lewis House of Pancakes (LHOP), Crush Week |
| Website | lewis housing |
History
editBuilt in 1965, Lewis Hall was funded by Julia Lewis in honor of her husband, Chicago philanthropist Frank Lewis.[4][5] Lewis Hall was the first residence hall at Notre Dame constructed for female students. It originally served as a residence for religious sisters studying for master's degrees and in 1968 also provided housing for laywomen pursuing graduate degrees. It became a women's undergraduate residence hall in 1972, the year Notre Dame began admitting female undergraduates. The first undergraduate woman accepted at Notre Dame, Mary Ann Proctor, lived with the graduate students and nuns. With more than 250 residents, Lewis is one of the largest women's halls on campus.[6]
The building features two artworks by Croatian sculptor and artist-in-residence Ivan Meštrović: a bronze crucifix in the chapel, and a Madonna and Child (1956) in the courtyard.[7][8] While at Notre Dame, Mestrovic worked primarily with plaster due to his advanced age and the difficulty of handling and working with large blocks of marble or wood. Several of his works were not cast into bronze until after his death, including the Madonna and Child.[8]
The current rector is Megan Moore.[9]
Traditions
editLewis' most famous event is Crush Week, which culminates in a dance. Lewis also sponsors a 3K race called the Crush Rush. LHOP is a hall-wide breakfast event where each floor prepares a different plate.
Notable residents
edit- Condoleezza Rice '75
- Anne Thompson '79
Room information
editLewis Hall has 132 rooms and features the following room configurations:
- 18 singles
- 91 doubles
- 3 triples
- 5 quads (2 double rooms attached for 4 people to live in)
- 3 "six-chicks" (2 rooms for 3 people to live in each, plus an extra large common room)
- 8 RA rooms
- 3 apartments for Hall Staff (rector and 2 ARs)
- 1 in-residence apartment (priest)
References
edit- ^ "Official Building Inventory" (PDF). Facilities Design and Operations. University of Notre Dame. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Lewis wins Hall of the Year // The Observer".
- ^ "About". Lewis Hall. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web. "Hall Portrait: Lewis | Stories | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame". Notre Dame Magazine. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Notre Dame Football Pre-Game Masses Move to Various Locations in 2017". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Lewis Hall // Office of Housing // University of Notre Dame". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- ^ McCormick, Robert B. IVAN MEŠTROVIĆ AT NOTRE DAME (PDF). University of Notre Dame. p. 64. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ a b Porter, Dean A. (1983). "New Observationls on Ivan Meštrović:". Journal of Croatian Studies. 24. Croatian Academy of America: 57–80. doi:10.5840/jcroatstud1983246. ISSN 0075-4218.
- ^ "Lewis Hall". Residential Life. University of Notre Dame Division of Student Affairs. Retrieved 25 October 2024.