- Sequoia Hall
Sequoia Hall is the home of the Statistics Department on the campus of
Stanford University inStanford, California .In 1891, the original building on the site opened as Roble Hall, a three-story women's dormitory. Roble Hall housed the first women admitted to Stanford. In 1917, a new Roble Hall was constructed on another part of campus and the women's dormitory was moved to the new location. The building was renamed Sequoia Hall and renovated as a men's dormitory. During World War I, Sequoia Hall was used by the Army for officers attending the War Department civilian defense school.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Sequoia Hall fell into disrepair and was vacant by 1945. In 1957, the building was deemed an earthquake hazard. The top two stories of the building were demolished and the bottom floor was renovated. The renovated building became home to the Statistics Department.
In the late 1980s, Stanford University began planning a $120 million Science and Engineering Quad (SEQ) Project, scheduled to be completed by 1999. Part of this project included the construction of a new Sequoia building. On August 22, 1996, the original Sequoia Hall was demolished to make way for the new facility. The new Sequoia Hall opened January 17, 1998 on the same site. The convert|14000|sqft|m2|sing=on facility is current home to the Statistics Department.
References
Citation
last = Todd
first = Ruth
title = Sequoia Hall
journal = Sandstone & Tile: Journal of the Stanford Historical Society
volume = 20
issue = 4
pages = 4-9
date = Fall 1996
year = 1996
url = http://histsoc.stanford.edu/pdfST/ST20no4.pdf
accessdate =2007-06-06 Citation
last = Bartholomew
first = Karen
title = Century at Stanford
newspaper = Stanford Magazine
year = 2001
date = Nov-Dec 2001
url = http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2001/novdec/departments/century.html
accessdate =2007-06-06 cite press release
title = Statisticians dedicate new building, celebrate 50 years
publisher = Stanford University News Service
date = 1998-01-21
url = http://news-service.stanford.edu/pr/98/980121sequoia.html
accessdate = 2007-06-06External links
* [http://statistics.stanford.edu/ Official website of the Statistics Department at Stanford University]
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