Stockwell Hall, completed in 1940 at a cost of
$1 million, is a formerly all-female (now coed)
residence hall at the
University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor
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. It houses 418 predominantly second-year students. It was named after
Madelon Louisa Stockwell of
Kalamazoo,
Michigan, the first woman admitted to the University in 1870.
Men were in residence for a single summer session in the early 1990s.
Stockwell was closed for the 2008/2009 school year for a $40 million renovation, which included upgraded bathrooms, plumbing, heating ventilation
and air conditioning, wired and wireless internet access, and fire detection and sprinkler systems. The existing cafeteria was converted into new community spaces as the new marketplace style Hill Dining Center located next door currently serves the Hill community. It became a coed residence hall in fall 2009.
Notable residents
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Judith Guest
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Selma Blair
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(`95, LSA, Art & Design) - Actor, in the films ''Cruel Intentions'' and ''Legally Blonde''
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Ann B. Davis (`48, Music, Theatre, and Dance) - Actor, best known for her role as "Alice" in the TV sitcom ''The Brady Bunch''
References
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University of Michigan campus
University and college residential buildings in Michigan
1940 establishments in Michigan
Residential buildings completed in 1940