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History
Hansee Hall, the oldest dormitory at the University of Washington, was constructed in the early 1930s. Hansee was originally designed as an
all-female dormitory, but now is a co-ed hall which houses mainly upperclassmen.
During World War II, Hansee served as barracks for the Navy's ROTC and Marine
officer candidates. Johnston describes the influx of military students after
the war's end, and the sudden need for housing on campus. Funds for Hansee waer
administered
from both the Works Progress Association - a federal program under
President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal - and the State Emergency Relief Funds.
Nestled amidst a mini-forest, Hansee is designed in the romantic style. With gothic gabled roofs, arched doorways and Tudor style windows,
Hansee is the closest building at the UW to that of any Ivy League school architecture.
Hansee Hall is divided into four houses (wings), each named after a prominent woman from the late 1800's to early 1900's.
They were given their respective names on May 27, 1936. The plaques in each building relate the stories of these women.
Austin Hall is named after Isabella Austin, the first Dean of Women at the University of Washington.
Eliza Ferry Leary, the daughter of the first governor of Washington territory, gave Leary Hall its name.
Blaine Hall is named after the first Seattle schoolteacher, Catherine V. Blaine, who was also wife of the first minister in Seattle
Ruth Karr McKee, the University's first femal member of the board of regents, lends her name to McKee Hall is named after.
Hansee Hall itself is named for Martha Lois Hansee, a dean of women at the University of Washington during the turn of the century.
Information provided by The Daily and Wikipedia
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