Owen Residence Hall

Owen Residence Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)

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Title:: Owen Residence Hall
Description:: Owen Residence Hall is named for Edwin Bentley Owen (1872-1930). Owen graduated from the college with a degree in agriculture in 1898. He served as a part time librarian for the school following graduation, taught English, and was the first registrar for the school, putting in place the basic system still partially used today. Owen Residence Hall was built in 1947.
Topics:: Campus and Town
Subjects:: Universities and colleges
Original Format:: Digital photograph
Item identifier:: funk_owenResidenceHall
Photographer:: Funkhouser, Edward T. more info on Funkhouser, Edward T. (Edward Truman), 1946-
Created Date:: 2004-01-01
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Names:: North Carolina State University more info on North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University -- Buildings more info on North Carolina State University -- Buildings
Location:: Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Funkhouser Photographs

Repository:: Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:: Edward T. Funkhouser Photographs, 2001-2016 (MC00336) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:: Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:: For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
RightsStatements.org:: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0

Architect:: Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.) more info on Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.)

Historical note:: The residence halls were built to accommodate the increased number of students who entered the University after World War II.
Architectural note:: The designs for Tucker and Owen Residence Halls are identical.
General note:: In designs, referred to as "Dormitory E."
Location:: Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:: College buildings
Dormitories
Student housing
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.784653, -78.67308