West Campus Residence Halls
Contributors:
Julian Abele, architect;
Horace Trumbauer Firm, architects
Variant Name(s):
Craven Quadrangle; Crowell Quadrangle; Few Quadrangle; Kilgo Quadrangle
Dates:
1930; 1939
Location:
Durham, Durham County
Street Address:
West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Status:
Standing
Type:
Educational
Note:
The quadrangles are a variety of closed and open styles with varying dramatic heights usually determined by the lay of the land. Crowell is dominated by a large clock tower but each quadrangle has a distinctive tower lending to the overall theme of tension between unity and diversity. Few Quadrangle was built in 1939. The image shows Crowell and part of Kilgo.
