{"nrhp_refnum":"73001391","name":"Elliott and Stoddard Halls, Miami University","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Miami University campus","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oxford","county":"Butler County","state":"OH","lat":39.50875192600006,"lon":-84.73510433799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two three-story red brick residence halls on the Miami University campus in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, built in 1829 and 1835 and now known as Elliott and Stoddard Halls.","why_significant":"They are the oldest buildings at Miami University, built as dormitories for a fast-growing student body. Their exteriors closely resemble Connecticut Hall at Yale, which supports the university's reputation as the \"Yale of the Early West\". They are described as still handsome examples of the Federal period despite later remodeling.","narrative":"Elliott and Stoddard Halls are a pair of three-story red brick dormitories on the Miami University campus in Oxford, Ohio. Each measures 100 by 40 feet. The first, originally called the Northeast Building, was occupied by students in 1829 at a cost of $7,000. The second, the Southeast Building, opened in 1835 for junior and senior men at a cost of $9,500. Trustees intended the buildings to unite cheapness of construction with durability and convenience. They are the oldest structures at the university, and their proportions and paired doorways echo Connecticut Hall at Yale, which helped earn Miami the nickname \"the Yale of the Early West\". In 1936 and 1937 the interiors were rebuilt, dormer windows and a bracketed cornice were added, and the halls received their present names. Despite these changes, they remain good examples of Federal-period architecture and reflect the westward spread of higher education.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific dates 1829 & 1835)","architect_builder":"Contractors David Richey (stone and brick work, plastering) and William B. Vanhook (carpentry) for the first hall; James T. Slack for the second","architectural_style":"Federal period","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, occupied and used as university residence halls; interiors rebuilt in 1936-37.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.883168-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001391.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001391/b3247862db-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001391/b3247862db-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoddard_Hall,_front.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoddard_Hall,_front.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986943","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_and_Stoddard_Halls","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5365751"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/butler-county/elliott-and-stoddard-halls-miami-university-73001391/"}