| Brief History: | With the academic population
boom of the mid-1960's, housing continued to a
major concern at the University of Tennessee at Martin. One of the many student housing
projects during that era was the construction of Women's Residence Hall which was begun in
1965. Construction was done in two phases so that students could move in as quickly as possible.
The first phase was completed in the Fall of 1965 and accommodated 264 women students. The
second phase added another 264 units and was completed two years later in 1967. It was simply
known as the new Women's Residence Hall during its construction but soon after the second was
completed it was dubbed the Dormitory A-B. The name stuck until April 17, 1969, when the
building was renamed McCord Hall in memory of former Governor Jim Nance McCord. It
continues today to serve as a dormitory.
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