Johnson Hall is a residence hall that was completed in December, 1965, and first occupied in the Winter of 1966. The building was dedicated on May 16, 1966. Cost of construction was $44,603; the building contains 35,960 sq. ft. It housed 185 men from its opening in 1966 to Spring, 1970. It was converted to house 184 women in Fall, 1970.
Johnson Hall is named for John Samuel Adolphus Johnson. Born in 1878, Johnson was a Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute graduate in 1898. From 1898 to 1931, he served as a faculty member, commandant of cadets, and Engineering Experiment Station director. Johnson developed the first system of maintaining records for the Alumni Association. He also designed the Blacksburg water and sewage system. He served as assistant and commandant of cadets from 1898 to 1906. Johnson served as the department head for applied mechanics and experimental engineering, now known as engineering science and mechanics, from 1918 to 1931. He presided over the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and served on the Governor's Board of Mechanical Survey. He died in 1931.
Address: Washington Street (Lower Quad) | Map Grid: N-6
Originally Built: 1965 | Abbreviation: JOHN