Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 02001752 Added to NRHP 5 February 2003 | Built 1916 (1916) Opened 1916 | |
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Location 1111-1115 W. Nevada St., Urbana, Illinois MPS University of Illinois Buildings designed by Charles A. Platt MPS Architectural styles Colonial Revival architecture, Georgian architecture Similar McFarland Carillon, Kenney Gym and Kenney G, Natural History Building, University of Illinois Ice Arena, Tina Weedon Smith Me | ||
The Busey-Evans Residence Halls, historically known as the Women's Residence Hall and the West Residence Hall respectively, are historic dormitories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Busey Hall was built in 1916, while Evans Hall was built in 1926; a connector wing links the two buildings, and they are considered part of the same dormitory complex. James A. White designed Busey Hall, while Charles A. Platt designed Evans Hall; both architects played an important role in designing other buildings on the university's campus, and both chose the Georgian Revival style for their designs to match the campus's architectural theme. The Women's Residence Hall was the first residence hall on the university's campus; the all-female dormitory filled a need for women's housing at the university, which had been privately maintained and in short supply. The hall quickly filled up, and the West Residence Hall was built to provide additional space for female students. In 1937, the buildings were renamed for university trustees Mary E. Busey and Laura B. Evans. The residence halls are still in use as all-female student housing.
The residence halls were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 2003.