Draft:Wilbur Hall

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This page is about the dormitory at Stanford. For the musician and entertainer, see Wilbur Hall (musician).
Wilbur Hall
Stanford University
Front Entrance of Wilbur Hall
Location658 Escondido Rd
Established1955
Named forRay Lyman Wilbur
Undergraduates707

Wilbur Hall is a student dormitory at Stanford University. Most of Wilbur's over 700 residents are freshman, although smaller numbers upperclassmen also live there. Constructed in 1955.[1][2], the dormitory departs from Stanford's blend of Richardsonian Romanesque and Mission Revival architectural styles exemplified by rectilinear sandstone buildings and sculpted archways[3], representing instead Stanford’s brief departure into architectural modernism.[4]

Wilbur is made up of eight decentralized dormitory wings, called Houses, along the perimeter connected by breezeways with a central dining hall located in the center of the complex. The complex interior is made up of several courtyards, following plan typologies of earlier dormitories including Branner and Toyon Halls.[1]

On April 7, 2021, Stanford announced the introduction of 'housing neighborhoods' as part of the University's ResX initiative to redesign the Stanford on-campus residential system.[5] As part of this initiative, Wilbur now belongs to 'Neighborhood S’ and ‘Neighborhood T' with each neighborhood occupying one half of the Wilbur complex, East and West respectively.[6][7][8]

History[edit]

Wilbur Hall is named for Ray Lyman Wilbur, a Stanford alumnus, who served as dean of the Stanford School of Medicine, third Stanford president, and chancellor. Wilbur also served as the 31st United States Secretary of the Interior under President Herbert Hoover. Architect Alton S. Lee served as the Design Principal for Wilbur Hall and oversaw its construction from 1954 to 1955.[1] The Hall was originally built for male students, but is now coed.

On February 18, 1990, African-American activist and civil rights icon Rosa Parks visited Arroyo House in Wilbur Hall, where she held a press conference and spoke with students after delivering a speech at Stanford Memorial Auditorium.[9]

Houses[edit]

The front entrance of Cedro

Wilbur Hall is comprised of eight houses – Arroyo, Cedro, Junipero, Okada, Otero, Rinconada, Soto, and Trancos – each of which have a unique dorm identity. All of Wilbur's residences are typically all-frosh, with the exceptions of Otero and Okada which are 4-class dorms.[10]

The name's of Wilbur's residences are etymologically derived from Spanish and evoke natural imagery, translating to stream, cedar, juniper, hillock, corner, grove, and stride; this is in keeping with the nature, farm theme of Stanford's campus which includes thousands of trees and numerous open, green spaces. The only exception is Okada, the Asian-American Themed House which is named after John Okada, the pioneer Japanese-American novelist.[11] Okada House was founded in 1981, replacing the former Wilbur house, Madera, which translates to wood.

The name of Cedro House also holds special significance, as it nods to the historic Cedro Cottage, a feature of Stanford's original campus at the time of the University's founding. Described by Stanford's first president, David Starr Jordan, as a "picturesque retreat," the cottage was rented by Oliver P. Jenkins, Stanford's first professor of physiology.[12]

Notable alumni[edit]

Reese Witherspoon lived in Cedro

Notable alumni of Wilbur Hall include Reese Witherspoon[13][14], Chelsea Clinton[15], Jason Collins[16], Mitt Romney[17], Julian Castro[18], Charles Schwab[19], and John McEnroe[20]

In May 2017, Witherspoon payed a surprise visit to her old dorm room, 209, on the second floor of Cedro and greeted the current tenant.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "PCAD - Stanford University, Wilbur, Ray Lyman Hall, Stanford, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ University, © Stanford; Stanford; California 94305. "Construction -- Wilbur Hall". Stanford Historical Photograph Collection - Spotlight at Stanford. Retrieved 2021-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ University, Office of the Registrar-Stanford. "Stanford Bulletin - Stanford University". web.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "Stern: Donner | Residential Education". resed.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. ^ University, Stanford (2021-04-07). "Undergraduate housing neighborhoods announced". Stanford News. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. ^ "Stanford Neighborhood T | Stanford R&DE". rde.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  7. ^ "Stanford Neighborhood S | Stanford R&DE". rde.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  8. ^ "Wilbur Hall - East | Stanford R&DE". rde.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  9. ^ University, © Stanford; Stanford; California 94305. "Rosa Parks' Stanford press conference recording now accessible online". Stanford Libraries. Retrieved 2021-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Wilbur Hall | Stanford R&DE". rde.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  11. ^ "Stanford University, Asian American Activities Center, Records". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  12. ^ Jordan, David Starr (1922). The days of a man, being memories of a naturalist, teacher and minor prophet of democracy. Gerstein - University of Toronto. Yonkers-on-Hudson, N.Y. World book company.
  13. ^ "REESE WITHERSPOON ACTORS ACTRESSES A TO Z". www.speedace.info. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  14. ^ Watch Reese Witherspoon Surprise Student Now Living in Her Old Dorm Room, retrieved 2021-08-02
  15. ^ Taubman, Philip (1997-09-21). "Opinion | Editorial Notebook; Chelsea Clinton Goes to College". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  16. ^ Samuels, Robert (2016-08-29). "Hillary Clinton had the chance to make gay rights history. She refused". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  17. ^ Wines, Michael (2012-09-12). "Dissecting Romney's Vietnam Stance at Stanford". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  18. ^ Castro, Julián (2018). An Unlikely Journey: Waking Up from My American Dream. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0316252164.
  19. ^ magazine, STANFORD. "Charles Schwab's Secret Struggle". stanfordmag.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  20. ^ magazine, STANFORD. "Who's Who". stanfordmag.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  21. ^ "Reese Witherspoon Visits Her Old Dorm at Stanford". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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