DuPont Hall, Constructed 1963-1965
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DuPont Hall is a dormitory located on New Campus at William & Mary. As many as 264 students can be housed in double suites on three floors. Until recently, the building served as a co-ed dormitory for freshman undergraduates. DuPont currently houses upperclassman.
Construction on DuPont Hall began in 1963 when the Harry B. Graham Co. received a $996,997 contract. The Board of Visitors named the building for Jessie Ball du Pont, benefactress of William & Mary and daughter of Thomas Ball, an alumnus. The official dedication ceremony for the dormitory was held on May 8, 1966. The dormitory went coed and began to house freshman men in 1976.
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DuPont Hall, 2015
A 2015 image of the dormitory DuPont Hall. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
DuPont Hall Interior, Circa 1964
An interior photo of DuPont Hall, circa 1964, featuring female students talking near the sunken fireplace. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
DuPont Hall, 1966
A front view of the center wing of DuPont Hall from May 1966. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
DuPont Hall Dedication, 1966
Jean Kemp, DuPont Hall student president, and Mrs. Denise du Pont Zapfte holding a picture of Mrs. Jessie Ball du Pont at the dedication of DuPont Hall on May 8, 1966. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.
DuPont Hall, 1996
A rear view of the east wing of DuPont Hall in May 1966. | Source: University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 8.