Residence Halls

Men’s Residence Halls

Sewell Hall
Sewell Hall is our newest Residence Hall on campus. 43,288 square feet, this new student residence offers 100 dorm rooms and 200 beds. Sewell Hall is a  high-quality facility with all of the amenities needed for a comfortable home away from home. Among them is a large activities room on the second floor with plasma televisions, pool table, lounge furniture and a fully equipped kitchen. Sewell Hall residents make their homes in four-person suites, each suite offering two two-person dorm rooms adjoined by a bathroom.

Sewell Hall is named for former FHU president and first lady, Milton and Laurel Sewell.


Paul Gray Hall
Built in 1929 and expanded in 1949, this residence hall has a capacity for 126 men on four floors. This hall was erected through the generosity of Paul Gray of Detroit. It was also renovated recently.

George S. Benson Hall
A three-story men’s hall, opened in 1970, is designed for 148 students, four to each two-bedroom suite. It is named in honor of Dr. George S. Benson, noted missionary, Christian educator, and speaker.


Farrow Hall
Opened in 1973, it accommodates 144 men in double rooms. On August 31, 1978, it was named in memory of Edward Gatewood Farrow and his wife, Jane Oliver Farrow, of Jacks Creek.


Woods-East Residence Hall
The residence is available for students during their senior year. The university has 96 spots in privileged housing for students with 90 hours or more at the end of the spring semester, before moving into the privileged housing during the next fall semester. The student must have completed 90 hours by the end of the spring semester, have a good discipline record, and make application through the office of Student Services. The Dean of Students will make the final determination on who lives in privileged housing. The apartments have four bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a washer and dryer in each apartment. There are 48 rooms available for men on the east side of campus and 48 rooms available for females on the west end of campus. Students living in privileged housing do not have to purchase a university meal plan.

 

Women's Residence Halls 

Hall-Roland Hall
The oldest residence hall on campus, with a capacity of 75 women, is a favorite of many women students. Formerly called Oakland Hall, this three-story dormitory was renamed Hall-Roland Hall at Homecoming, November 27,1958, in appreciation of the long tenure and service of the late W. Claude Hall and C. P. Roland. It was renovated in 1984. The groundfloor, remodeled in 1994, includes the nurse’s office, faculty offices, Graduate Studies in Counseling, and Behavioral and Consumer Sciences.


Dixon Hall
 Dixon Hall, dedicated at Homecoming, November 27, 1958, was built that year and named in honor of the late H. A. Dixon, then president of the college. It has a capacity of 132 women on four floors in four student, two-bedroom suites.


Scott Hall
A four-story women’s hall, Scott Hall is designed for 148 students. It was opened inthe fall of 1971 and named for the late chairman of the social sciences department and Bible teacher.


W. A. Bradfield Hall
This residence hall for women opened in1973. It accommodates 144 students in double rooms. Bradfield Hall is named for the noted evangelist and long-time teacher and director of public relations, who died in 1972.


Porter-Terry Hall
Opened in January of 1977, this three-story residence provides housing for 144 women in suites, each of which accommodates six students with three twin-bedded rooms, living room, and bath. It was named in honor of the late Mrs. Lucy Porter and the late Mrs. Dovie Terry of Henderson.


Tyler Residence Hall
The Tyler Residence Hall is available for students during their senior year. The university has 96 spots in privileged housing for students with 90 hours or more at the end of the spring semester, before moving into the privileged housing during the next fall semester. The student must have completed 90 hours by the end of the spring semester, have a good discipline record, and make application through the office of Student Services.The Dean of Students will make the final determination on who lives in privileged housing. The apartments have four bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a washer and dryer in each apartment. There are 48 rooms available for men on the east side of campus and 48 roomsavailable for females on the west end of campus. Students living in Privileged Housing do not have to purchase a university meal plan.