| Elliott and Stoddard Halls | |
|---|---|
 Elliott Hall | |
 | |
| Former names | North and South Dorms |
| General information | |
| Type | Dormitory building |
| Architectural style | Federal[1] |
| Location | Elliott: 101 Irvin Drive Oxford, OH 45056 Stoddard: 201 Irvin Drive Oxford, OH 45056 |
| Coordinates | 39°30′31.29″N 84°44′6.93″W / 39.5086917°N 84.7352583°W |
| Inaugurated | Elliott: 1825 Stoddard: 1836 |
| Cost | Elliott: $7,000 Stoddard: $9,000 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | Elliott: 12,611 Stoddard: 12,711 |
 Stoddard Hall | |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001391[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 1973-04-03[1] |
Elliott and Stoddard Halls are the two oldest remaining buildings on Miami University's Oxford Ohio campus today. Built in 1825 (Elliott) and 1836 (Stoddard), they were designed in the Federal style and modeled after Connecticut Hall at Yale University. They continue to be used as dormitory buildings, making them the two oldest college dormitories still in use in Ohio. They were the original dormitories on the campus and were built to house students who attended classes at Miami's campus.[2] They have both been through a number of renovations, most recently in 2011.[3] The dorms are located in between the two academic quads located in the center of Miami's campus. They face another landmark on the campus, the Miami University seal. Over time they have become landmarks on the campus and are considered two of the most prestigious dorms to live in,[4][5] they are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, they house students in the Scholar Leaders program.[2][6][7] The buildings are named for early Miami professors Charles Elliott and Orange Nash Stoddard.
Phi Delta Theta fraternity was founded in Elliott Hall in 1848. Phi Kappa Tau founders William H. Shideler and Clinton D. Boyd lived together in the same room in Elliott at the time of their fraternity's founding in 1906. Both buildings were rebuilt in 1937 with the assistance of the Public Works Administration.[8]
In 2011, Elliott and Stoddard Halls became the first dorms at Miami to convert to geothermal energy instead of using the coal and natural gas steam system. The new system reduced the two buildings' energy consumption by 61 percent.[9][10]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
- ^ a b "Elliott Hall and Stoddard Hall". Lane Libraries. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ McKerjee, Natalie (28 September 2010). "MU to Renovate Stoddard, Elliott Halls". The Miami Student. p. 2.
- ^ Alumni Association. Elliott Hall (MP3). Miami University Pod Tour.
- ^ Alumni Association. Stoddard Hall (MP3). Miami University Pod Tour.
- ^ "Old North's Lineage". Miami's Scholar Leader Community. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Old South's Proud History". Miami's Scholar Leader Community. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Stoddard Hall and Elliott Hall". Miami University Walking Tour. Miami University. Archived from the original on September 13, 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
- ^ "Miami University's Elliott Hall (1825) and Stoddard Hall (1836)" (PDF). Mitsubishi Electric Cooling and Heating. 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Geothermal And VRF Provide Best Of Two Worlds". Commercial Architecture. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.