Peabody Hall

Peabody Hall has always served as the home for the School of Education. It opened in 1913 and received a major renovation and expansion in 1960. It is named for philanthropist George Peabody, who established the Peabody Education Fund, after the Civil War to support teacher training, primarily in th...

Whitehead Hall

Located next to the Carolina Inn, Whitehead was completed in 1938 as a dormitory for students in the medical school. Funded in part by money from the Public Works Administration, the dorm was part of a major expansion of on-campus housing for students. It is named for Richard Henry Whitehead, dean o...

Mangum Residence Hall

Mangum Residence Hall opened in 1922, around the same time as nearby Grimes, Ruffin, and Manly dorms. It is named in honor of three members of the Mangum family. Willie Person Mangum, UNC class of 1815, was a prominent politician, representing the state in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senat...

Dey Hall

Dey Hall was completed in 1962 for the use of the university's foreign language departments. The building was praised for being fully air conditioned and for its language lab, which had 200 stations in which students could study languages using tape-recorded lessons and conversations. It is name...