Major Williams Hall
Major Williams contains offices for various departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. It was converted from a residence hall in the late 1990s. It is
Major Williams Hall, as seen from inside the Upper Quad
composed of three sections built at different times: Barracks No. 5, Barracks No. 6, and a newer section joining Nos. 5 and 6. Section once known as Barracks No. 5 was built in 1904; cost $18,000. Barracks No. 6 section built in 1927; cost $106,267. No. 5 and No. 6 were remodeled in 1957-58 at cost of $226,191. New section, joining No. 5 and No. 6, was built in 1957; cost $130,639. Entire building housed 352; contains 64,673 sq. ft.
Maj. Lloyd W. Williams
The building is named for Marine Maj. Lloyd W. Williams '07, alumnus hero of World War I, to which has been attributed one gf the more famous statements of that war: "Retreat? Hell, no!..."
Address: Stanger Street (Upper Quad) | Map Grid: M-3
Originally Built: 1957 | Abbreviation: MAJWM