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NC State Housing Director N. B. Watts inspecting room before dormitory opens

Lee Residence Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
NC State Housing Director N. B. Watts inspecting room before dormitory opens
Description:
North Carolina State Housing Director N. B. Watts gives a last-minute inspection to one of the 420 rooms in the new $2.5 million, nine-story men's dormitory, DORM '62, which will be opened to its first occupants Monday (June 8, 1964). Watts is examining concealed storage space located about built-in dresser facilities. Built-in closets, beds, desks, and storage facilities are features of all rooms in DORM '62. DORM '62 was renamed Lee Dormitory in 1965 in honor of N.C. State alumnus and "Father of the Airborne" General William C. Lee.
Topics:
Campus and Town
People
Subjects:
College administrators
Dormitories
Inspection
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
8 x 10 inches
Item identifier:
0003882
Photographer:
Mills, Ralph more info on Mills, Ralph 
Contributor:
North Carolina State College. Visual Aids Department more info on North Carolina State College. Visual Aids Department 
Created Date:
Genre:
Interior views
Names:
North Carolina State University -- Buildings more info on North Carolina State University -- Buildings 
Watts, N. B. more info on Watts, N. B. 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs

Building: North Carolina State University, William Carey Lee Residence Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
26707
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Dormitories
Student housing
Latitude, Longitude:
35.786137, -78.677795