Added 500 beds. Erected on the site of the former Thomas Hall which housed the Music Department, which was demolished in 1998 despite protests. Note that the residence hall turns its back to Philadelphia's main thoroughfare.
The series of 1900s Row Houses that make up this project were left vacant for years. The university first occupied the series of buildings from 1800-1816 N Liacouras Walk in the 1920s and by the 1950s they were mostly used as student dormitories. Theā¦