Betsy Barbour House
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Betsy Barbour House (Barbour) is a residence hall operated by University of Michigan Housing at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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[edit] Hall Profile
Barbour houses approximately 120 occupants, 70% of which are freshmen. The residence is one of four all-female residence halls on campus. The hall contains a dining hall, laundry room, two lounges, front desk, and multiple kitchenettes. It shares resources with its next-door sister hall Helen Newberry House, which contains the exercise/dance room, kitchen, and computing site.
[edit] Location
Located just across the street from Angell Hall, Barbour is one of the closest residence halls to UM's central campus. The street address is 420 South State Street.
[edit] History
Barbour was built in 1920, as a gift from Levi Barbour, a former UM Regent. One of his sponsored students from China had died of tuberculosis as a result of inadequate living conditions at UM, and this prompted his decision to help construct new housing.[1]
[edit] Trivia
The food served in the dining hall is not made on site at Barbour; it is shipped in from West Quadrangle.
[edit] References
- UM Residence Halls Overview. Retrieved on January 12, 2007.
