Doris Hall

By Newcomb College Institute & Lauren Dean

When it was built in 1925, Doris Hall, was home to 28 girls. It was named for Doris Zemurray Stone, herself a graduate of Radcliffe College and the daughter of Tulane donor, Samuel Zemurray. Built as a cooperative dormitory, Doris Hall provided an option to students to set tables and such in exchange for reduced housing fees.

However, after the completion of New Doris Hall in 1958, Doris Hall halted operating as a cooperative dorm, but continued into the late 1980s to house students, until the mid 1990s, when it was torn down.

To continue the walking tour, please proceed to Warren House, campus building number 56.

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Newcomb College Institute and Lauren Dean, “Doris Hall,” New Orleans Historical, accessed September 7, 2024, https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/177.

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  • Dyer, John P. "Tulane: The Biography of a University 1834-1965." New York: Harper and Row. 1966.
  • Kingsley, Karen. "Designing for Women: The Architecture of Newcomb College." Newcomb College, 1886-2006: Higher Education for Women in New Orleans. Ed. Susan Tucker and Ed. Beth Willinger. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2012. 109. Print.
  • "Report of the President of the University to the Administration of the Tulane Educational Fund." 10 December 1958, Print.
  • Salm, Josephine. "Old Doris Residence Hall Still Awaits Renovation." Tulane Hullabaloo [New Orleans] 03 March 2000, Print.
  • Tucker, Susan, and Beth Willinger. "Newcomb College, 1886-2006: Higher Education for Women in New Orleans." Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2012. Print.
Published on May 1, 2012. Last updated on Sep 14, 2023.