Named For: John W. Wright, resident of Ripon, trustee and benefactor of the College.

Location: The western wing of Tri-Dorms, bordered by Seward Street on the north and Thorne Street on the south. To the west is Johnson Hall; to the east, Hughes House.

Date of Construction: 1939.

Architect: Originally designed by Thomas Tallmadge, a well-known Chicago architect, as part of the Tallmadge Plan -- an attempt to plot the physical expansion of the campus -- which the Board of Trustees endorsed in 1938. The Tri-Dorms were the only buildings designed by Tallmadge and located according to his plan.

Cost: $160,000.

Capacity: 35.

Former Uses: The Tri-Dorms (total capacity: 102) were originally planned as men's dormitories. Alpha Omega Alpha fraternity (later Theta Chi) occupied Wright.

Present Uses: Since World War II, the Tri-Dorms have housed freshmen women.

Alterations: In 1988, under President Stott, the Tri-Dorms underwent a $3 million renovation and, as one then-freshman put it, deserve the name "Tri-Condos." Installations in 1988 included kitchens, music practice rooms, silent-typing rooms, exercise rooms, computer rooms and lounges.

References: Pictorial Review, p.10; Fact Sheet, p.l.