Named For: Mrs. Clarissa Tucker Tracy, known as the "Mother of Ripon College," who served the College from 1859 to 1905 in a number of roles, from faculty member, Superintendent of the Ladies Department, dining hall and housekeeping department supervisor to proctor in the dormitory, counselor, nurse and equivalent of a modern day Dean of Women.

Location: Corner of Thorne and Ransom Streets.

Former Uses: Originally used as a men's dormitory (Lambda Delta Alpha fraternity, later Delta Upsilon). (See remarks below.) After World War II, the house was occupied by the Speech department, the radio station, and the National Forensic League, which had been rounded at Ripon. It also served as the residence and studio of Artist-in-Residence, Lester Schwartz. In 1958, it became a sorority house (Pi Tau Pi, later Alpha Delta Pi).

Razed or Sold: After completion of Johnson Hall, which was constructed to house all the sororities, the building was sold to college business manager William Hannon.

Note: There had been an earlier Tracy House. Mrs. Tracy's home, located on Ransom Street had belonged to the College. After her death, the house was used as a dormitory for men. These men organized Lambda Delta Alpha fraternity. When they moved into the much larger house on Thorne Street, they took the name Tracy with them. The first Tracy House was sold by the College.

References: Tomkies, p.9.