MacKinnon Hall and the Dowd-Nash-White Quadrangle

MACKINNON HALL - Year of Construction: 1938, $132,000. Architects: Gerow and Conklin. Made possible by a loan of $74,000 and a grant of $58,000 by the Works Progress Administration, MacKinnon Hall originally served as a dormitory for faculty and male students and later as a women's dormitory. Named for Lee MacKinnon in honor of his service as Chief Academic Officer after the deaths of three university presidents, it is the oldest dormitory on campus. A renovation in 2013 enabled the building to remain in use as a residence hall. DOWD-WHITE-NASH QUADRANGLE - Year of Construction: 1953, $1.23 million. Architects: Peterson, Hoffman & Grow. The Dowd-Nash-White Quadrangle consisted of three men's dormitories as a response to the enrollment boom that the University of Toledo experienced following World War II. The halls were named after former UToledo presidents John Dowd (1925-1926), Philip Nash (1933-1947), and Wilbur White (1948-1950). Upon the completion of Parks Tower in 1971, White Hall was converted to University offices for the Mathematics and Economics Departments, and in the late 1970's, Dowd Hall became a graduate dorm. Dowd, Nash, and White Halls were ultimately demolished in 2013 and replaced by the Honors Academic Village.
Abstract/Description: MACKINNON HALL - Year of Construction: 1938, $132,000. Architects: Gerow and Conklin. Made possible by a loan of $74,000 and a grant of $58,000 by the Works Progress Administration, MacKinnon Hall originally served as a dormitory for faculty and male students and later as a women's dormitory. Named for Lee MacKinnon in honor of his service as Chief Academic Officer after the deaths of three university presidents, it is the oldest dormitory on campus. A renovation in 2013 enabled the building to remain in use as a residence hall.

DOWD-WHITE-NASH QUADRANGLE - Year of Construction: 1953, $1.23 million. Architects: Peterson, Hoffman & Grow. The Dowd-Nash-White Quadrangle consisted of three men's dormitories as a response to the enrollment boom that the University of Toledo experienced following World War II. The halls were named after former UToledo presidents John Dowd (1925-1926), Philip Nash (1933-1947), and Wilbur White (1948-1950). Upon the completion of Parks Tower in 1971, White Hall was converted to University offices for the Mathematics and Economics Departments, and in the late 1970's, Dowd Hall became a graduate dorm. Dowd, Nash, and White Halls were ultimately demolished in 2013 and replaced by the Honors Academic Village.
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University of Toledo -- History
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Date Created: 2022
Title: MacKinnon Hall and the Dowd-Nash-White Quadrangle.
Name(s): Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections, University of Toledo Libraries, author
University of Toledo
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: poster
Date Created: 2022
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Abstract/Description: MACKINNON HALL - Year of Construction: 1938, $132,000. Architects: Gerow and Conklin. Made possible by a loan of $74,000 and a grant of $58,000 by the Works Progress Administration, MacKinnon Hall originally served as a dormitory for faculty and male students and later as a women's dormitory. Named for Lee MacKinnon in honor of his service as Chief Academic Officer after the deaths of three university presidents, it is the oldest dormitory on campus. A renovation in 2013 enabled the building to remain in use as a residence hall.

DOWD-WHITE-NASH QUADRANGLE - Year of Construction: 1953, $1.23 million. Architects: Peterson, Hoffman & Grow. The Dowd-Nash-White Quadrangle consisted of three men's dormitories as a response to the enrollment boom that the University of Toledo experienced following World War II. The halls were named after former UToledo presidents John Dowd (1925-1926), Philip Nash (1933-1947), and Wilbur White (1948-1950). Upon the completion of Parks Tower in 1971, White Hall was converted to University offices for the Mathematics and Economics Departments, and in the late 1970's, Dowd Hall became a graduate dorm. Dowd, Nash, and White Halls were ultimately demolished in 2013 and replaced by the Honors Academic Village.
Identifier(s): auxexhibit-7-bldgprof4 (IID)
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University of Toledo -- History
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Held by: University of Toledo, Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections
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Related Title: "Vision, Faith, and Hard Work": The University of Toledo at 150 (An Exhibition).
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