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Quadrangle Dormitory

Quadrangle Dormitory

ADDRESS
310 GRAND AVENUE IOWA CITY, IA 52242
PLACE TYPE
Residences
NEIGHBORHOOD
UI Campus and Westside

Now demolished, the Quadrangle Residence Hall was an example of Collegiate Gothic, as are most of the other early buildings west of the river. Originally a closed quadrangle with four entry pavilions — one in the middle of each side — it was reduced to about two-thirds its original size when the disused northeast quadrant was razed in 1975.

Stories
Place

Wallace Stegner: Quadrangle Dormitory

Quadrangle Hall, commonly called ‘Quad’, was located on the West campus, just five blocks from the Pentacrest. It has since been torn down.

The Quad is where Stegner and his roommate, Wilbur Schramm, shared a room.

On campus they had rooms that adjoined in an old, brick dormitory called the Quadrangle, and shortly after getting to know each other, they opened the connecting door, creating a suite of a bedroom on one side and a study on the other. This arrangement also gave them ample space so that they could play catch for a few minutes in between study sessions.

Benson. Jackson J. Wallace Stegner: His Life and Work. Bison Books (May 1, 2009)