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The early move-in period began Wednesday in Tuscaloosa with some UA students making a bit of history as the first residents of the new Tutwiler Hall.
More than 675 pounds of dynamite will be used to implode the old Julia Tutwiler Hall, with detonation set for 7 a.m. July 4 in Tuscaloosa.
The old Tutwiler residence hall on the University of Alabama campus was imploded July 4, 2022.
Julia Strudwick Tutwiler (August 15, 1841 – March 24, 1916) was an advocate for education and prison reform in Alabama. She served as co-principal of the Livingston Female Academy, and then the first (and only) woman president of Livingston Normal College (now the University of West Alabama ).
Garland Hall, which housed the geology museum and lecture rooms, completed what became known as Woods Quad. Tuomey and Barnard Halls were also built before 1900. The medical school and pharmacy school were in Mobile at the time. [9] The university was officially opened to women in 1892 after much lobbying by Julia Tutwiler to the Board of Trustees.
The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story Tuomey Hall, now known as the Blount Undergraduate Initiative Tuomey Academic House, was completed in 1889. Built as a laboratory for the Department of Chemistry, it was named in honor of Michael Tuomey, state geologist and professor. [8] [9] Toumey Hall was previously the home of the Army ROTC at the University of Alabama.
The history of the President's Mansion began in 1838 when the university trustees set apart funds for a residence suitable for the president of the young institution. While the plans for the university and its already completed buildings had been designed by William Nichols in the late 1820s and early 1830s, he had left the state and was busy ...
The Assembly was traditionally a men's residence. Although they accepted applications from female students since 1980, women were admitted as "out of dorm" members (although some women Malleteers were able to reside in the building during summer semesters). In 2007, Mallet became a co-ed living option with men and women living in the same building.