Virginia Polytechnic Institute Dormitory
Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)
Started: 1935
Completed: 1940
Quality of Information: Very Good
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
This National Archives photo of a PWA dormitory at Virginia Polytechnic matches Eggleston Hall: “Eggleston Hall is composed of three wings: East, Main, and West. Main Eggleston was completed in 1935, and both East and West Eggleston were completed in 1940. East Eggleston was converted to an academic and administrative building in 1983.” (www.vt.edu)
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