Moore Hall (Kansas State University)

Moore Hall is a co-ed residence hall at Kansas State University, Kansas, United States. It is located on the East side of Kansas State's Manhattan, Kansas campus in the North-West corner of the Derby Complex, north of West Hall and west of Haymaker Hall. It is known for its Leadership Studies and Business cluster floors. [1] After the end of the Spring semester, students typically move out of the halls, but Moore provides residency for year-round students along with Haymaker Hall. Some return to live there another year while others move on to live off-campus or in fraternities and sororities.

Moore Hall
General information
TypeResidential Hall / Academic Building
Architectural styleStandard limestone brick
AddressKansas State University
Town or cityManhattan, Kansas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39°11′40.94″N 96°34′41.69″W
Current tenants633 students
Completed1966
Technical details
Floor count9 & Basement
Website
www.k-state.edu

History

The building opened in 1967, named after Helen Moore.[2] Moore was Dean of Women at Kansas State University from 1940 until 1957, when she retired as an administrator but remained active on the Kansas State faculty as a professor of mathematics.[3] She died on February 8, 1963.[4]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-07-20. Retrieved 2006-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Helen Moore", Notable Women of K-State, Kansas State University Library, Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections, hdl:2097/21921
  3. "K-State Dean of Women Quitting", The Salina Journal, p. 1, May 7, 1957
  4. "Helen Moore dies of heart attack", Kansas State Collegian, 69 (81): 1, February 8, 1963
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