 The
College acquired the Gibbs House, the former home and carriage house
of John Hays, in June 1939. The house is located on North Hanover Street,
approximately five blocks from the college campus. An endowment from
Rebecca McClure Gibbs enabled Dickinson College to purchase the building,
and final costs, after a number of alterations to the house, totaled
$23,000. Gibbs House was the first dormitory intended specifically for
senior women, and its location across the street from Metzger
Hall was ideal for keeping all of the female students quartered
near one another. Gibbs House remained in use as a college residence
hall until 1964, when it was sold to Roy E. Hoffman. |
