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Washington State University Buildings and Landscapes

South House, 1947

A two-story, temporary building of frame construction. Exterior 2 x 4 stud walls are covered with plywood on exterior with gypsum-board interior surfaces. Foundations are wood piers. Warm air from steam-heated coils is forced to the rooms. There are 88 single rooms, 134 double rooms, 2 head resident's suites, 2 counselor's quarters, 4 lounges, and 4 laundries. Used as a men's dormitory. Floor area totals 56,280 square feet. Completion Date: October 1946. Cost: $30,000. Source of funds: State of Washington. Remarks: Cost included site preparation and utility construction only. The Federal Public Housing Authority moved the building from Vancouver, Washington, and re-erected it on its present site at no cost to the College.

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2. South House, 1947 A two-story, temporary building of frame construction. Exterior 2 x 4 stud walls are covered with plywood on exterior with gypsum-board interior surfaces. Foundations are wood piers. Warm air from steam-heated coils is forced to the rooms. There are 88 single rooms, 134 double rooms, 2 head resident's suites, 2 counselor's quarters, 4 lounges, and 4 laundries. Used as a men's dormitory. Floor area totals 56,280 square feet. Completion Date: October 1946. Cost: $30,000. Source of funds: State of Washington. Remarks: Cost included site preparation and utility construction only. The Federal Public Housing Authority moved the building from Vancouver, Washington, and re-erected it on its present site at no cost to the College.
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1. Original Construction for South House (Demolished)
2. South House
3. South House, 1947 A two-story, temporary building of frame construction. Exterior 2 x 4 stud walls are covered with plywood on exterior with gypsum-board interior surfaces. Foundations are wood piers. Warm air from steam-heated coils is forced to the rooms. There are 88 single rooms, 134 double rooms, 2 head resident's suites, 2 counselor's quarters, 4 lounges, and 4 laundries. Used as a men's dormitory. Floor area totals 56,280 square feet. Completion Date: October 1946. Cost: $30,000. Source of funds: State of Washington. Remarks: Cost included site preparation and utility construction only. The Federal Public Housing Authority moved the building from Vancouver, Washington, and re-erected it on its present site at no cost to the College.