Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Herman L. Donovan

1887-1964

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Donovan Hall

1955-2014

Herman L. Donovan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

1. Herman L. Donovan Marker

Inscription.
Herman L. Donovan UK's Fourth President (1941-1956), Donovan guided the University through World War II and desegregation. He focused much of his energy on post-war planning for UK, which witnessed an influx of returning service men and women. Donovan pushed for the opening in 1955 of the northern Extension Center in Covington, the establishment of new academic programs, and made preliminary plans for the establishment of a Medical School. In retirement, Donovan published Keeping the University Free and Growing. Born in 1887 in Mason County, Kentucky, Donovan died on November 21, 1964.

Donovan Hall The $1,706,000 men's dormitory located on the Rose Street side of the University of Kentucky campus housed 357 students with dining facilities for 1,200. Named in honor of UK President Herman L. Donovan, the hall offered 176 twin bedrooms, one single room, one quadruple room, a twin guest room with private bath, and a 4-room apartment for the director. Each student had an individual bed, desk, chair, lamp, and built-in closet and chest. One telephone served 20 students, and each student had a separate number

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connected to a buzzer in their room. Each floor had coin-operated laundry facilities. When it opened in 1955, living expenses were $90 for the room and $165 per semester for two meals daily.

Erected by The University of Kentucky.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is November 21, 1964.

Location. 38° 1.984′ N, 84° 30.331′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is on Huguelet Drive south of Rose Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the west side of the Jacobs Science Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 425 Huguelet Drive, Lexington KY 40508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At

Donovan Hall side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023

2. Donovan Hall side of marker

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Haggin Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Desegregation of UK / Lyman T. Johnson (about 700 feet away); Class Competitions / Tug of War (about 800 feet away); Scovell Hall / M.A. Scovell 1855-1912 (approx. 0.2 miles away); WBKY/WUKY (approx. ¼ mile away); Kentucky Kernel (approx. ¼ mile away); Maxwell Place (approx. 0.3 miles away); Margaret Isadora King / Margaret I. King Library (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Also see . . . Herman L. Donovan. Eastern Kentucky University website entry (Submitted on September 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Herman L. Donovan image. Click for full size.

via EKU, Unknown

3. Herman L. Donovan

Donovan Hall, 1955 image. Click for full size.

via University of Kentucky, 1955

4. Donovan Hall, 1955

Herman L. Donovan / Donovan Hall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

5. Herman L. Donovan / Donovan Hall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 176 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on March 15, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on September 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on April 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Herman L. Donovan

1887-1964

⎯⎯⎯Donovan Hall

1955-2014

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Donovan Hall