Bowden Hall is a historic building on the campus of

Western New Mexico University Western New Mexico University is a public university in Silver City, New Mexico. It was founded in 1893. History Founded in the Territory of New Mexico on February 11, 1893 as the New Mexico Normal School, the school began to offer classes on S ...

Silver City, New Mexico Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat and the home of Western New Mexico University. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,315. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,704. History ...

. It was built as a men's dormitory in 1928, With and it was named in honor of a member of the board of regents. The bedrooms were later repurposed as classrooms. It was designed in the Mission Revival architectural style by Trost & Trost. It has been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

since September 22, 1988. It currently houses the Department of Humanities.

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National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, New Mexico Mission Revival architecture in New Mexico School buildings completed in 1928 School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico Western New Mexico University 1928 establishments in New Mexico {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub