Named For: William S. Brockway, a local merchant, who, at $250, was the highest bidder on January 1, 1851, for the honor of naming the original college. The state granted a charter to Brockway College on January 29, 1851. Brockway College officially became Ripon College in 1864.

Also Known As: Originally named South Hall, but renamed Brockway in 1971.

Location: On the south side of the Quads, on Thorne Street, west of Marshall Scott Hall.

Date of Construction: Completed in 1958.

Cost: $400,000.

Capacity: 94 students.

Former Uses: It has been used exclusively as an upper-class men's dormitory.

Present Uses: Currently, Sigma Chi faternity is housed in Brockway Hall, as well as Independent Men.

Alterations: Brockway's exterior was renovated in 2003.

Remarks: Each of the first three buildings (Brockway, Anderson and Mapes) was constructed according to an identical plan, providing in each building three separate living units with their own entrance and lobby, kitchen facilities, and communication system. Financing for each was obtained as a private loan, to be repaid on a self-amortizing basis.

References: Fact Sheet, p.4; Pictorial Review, p.14; Ripon College: A History, p.7 and p.204.