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Carolina Housing

Grimes

Hall Information

Building Address:
Grimes Residence Hall
101 Emerson Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Building Number: 108

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Community:
Upper Quad Community
Location: North Campus
Hall Gender: coed
Room Types:
Corridor-Style Single
Corridor-Style Double
Corridor-Style Triple

The university named this residence hall for John Bryan Grimes, planter, politician, trustee, and son of the Confederate Major General Bryan Grimes. He attended the university from 1882 to 1884 and then returned to Pitt County to run his farm. While secretary of state, he oversaw the collection and publication of historical documents and helped start the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association.

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Hall Details

  • Year Built: 1922
  • Hall Population: 88
  • Elevator: No
  • Fire Safety: Smoke detectors, alarms and sprinkler system
  • Resident Advisors: 3
  • Amenities: study rooms, kitchen and ice machine, laundry, TV room, lounges, recreation room, vending machines
  • Laundry: Manly Basement
  • For Facility Updates please visit our webpage for all completed residence hall facility projects.

Room Details

  • Average Room Measurements: 13' x 15'
  • Window Measurements: 81" x 38"
  • Window Coverings: Horizontal blinds
  • Air-Conditioning: Central AC in all rooms
  • Furniture: Movable dressers, desks and study chairs. Movable beds may be bunked or lofted; no self-built lofts permitted.
  • Closet: Closet with door
  • Mattress Size: 80" long, 36" wide, 6" deep
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