Badin Hall (University of Notre Dame)

Badin Hall
Residence Hall
University of Notre Dame
Arms: Argent chape ployé vert, a frog vert, the dexter chape with a palm branch argent, the sinister chape a plier argent
Campus quadSouth
MottoEstote Ratio (Latin)
Motto in EnglishBe the reason
Established1897
Named forRev. Stephen Badin
Previous namesSt. Joseph Manual Labor School
ArchitectBro. Columkille Fitzgerald, CSC
Architectural styleSecond Empire architecture[1]
ColorsGreen  
GenderFemale
RectorAmanda Bell (since 2023)
Undergraduates131
Postgraduates2
ChapelSt. Stephen
MascotBullfrogs
Interhall sportsFlag football
CharitiesHOPE Initiative NFP
Major eventsBadin Breakdown, Polar Bear Plunge, a Conscious Christmas
Badin Hall
Badin Hall (University of Notre Dame) is located in Indiana
Badin Hall (University of Notre Dame)
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana
Coordinates41°42′02″N 86°14′28″W / 41.7006°N 86.2412°W / 41.7006; -86.2412
Built1897 [2]
ArchitectBro. Columkille Fitzgerald, CSC [2]
Architectural styleSecond Empire architecture
Part ofUniversity of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles (ID78000053)
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1978
Websitewww.nd.edu/~badin

Badin Hall is one of the 32 Residence Halls on the campus of the University of Notre Dame and one of the 14 female dorms. The smallest residence hall on campus, it is located on South Quad, between Howard Hall and the Coleman-Morse center. It was built in 1897 and hosted the Manual Labor School until 1917 before being converted into a men's dorm.[3][4][5][2][6][7][8] During World War II, it was part of the United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, and in 1972 it became one of the first two residence halls at Notre Dame to host women.[9][10][11]

Badin Hall is listed as an historic structure in the University of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles National Register of Historic Places listing.[12][13] When it was built in 1897, it was the first Catholic trade school in the United States.[4][7] It is an example of Second Empire architecture.[1][14] It was named after Fr. Stephen Badin, the first priest ordained in the US and provider of the land where the original Log Cabin was built.[15][16][17][18] Notable alumni include Father Theodore Hesburgh and multiple Heisman Trophy winners.[16] Today, it hosts 121 female undergrads, who are known as the Badin Bullfrogs.[19]

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  4. ^ a b Carrico, Patrick (May 12, 1954). "Famed Bog distinguished Badin Hall at Notre Dame". South Bend Tribune. p. 24.
  5. ^ Beirne, Kilian (1966). From Sea to Shining Sea: The Holy Cross Brothers in the United States. Holy Cross Press. p. 75.
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  8. ^ Stoll, John B. (1923). An Account of St. Joseph County from Its Organization ... Dayton Historical Publishing Company. p. 124.
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  11. ^ Hope, Arthur J. (1978). Notre Dame, one hundred years. South Bend, Ind.: Icarus Press. ISBN 0-89651-500-1. OCLC 4494082.
  12. ^ "University of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles". National Register of Historic Places Collection. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  13. ^ James T. Burtchaell (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: University of Notre Dame Campus-Main and South Quadrangles" (PDF). Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database and National Park Service. Retrieved October 18, 2017. With seven photos from 1972-76. Map of district included with text version available at National Park Service.
  14. ^ "Badin Hall". Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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  16. ^ a b Tomme, Allison (2001). "Hall Portrait: Badin". Notre Dame Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  17. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Stephen Theodore Badin". Newadvent.org. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  18. ^ "Badin Hall // Residential Life". Residential Life. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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