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Gough Residence Hall is the largest and tallest dormitory on the St. Davids campus. Built in 1997, Gough was originally named "New Residence Hall," as at the time it was the first newly built dormitory for ten years. The building was later named for trustee W. Donald Gough and his wife Susan (Mudridge) Gough, both of whom were alumni of the university (then college) from 1967. There is also the Danny A. Hearing Indoor Golf Facility, dedicated on April 8, 2013 on behalf of the Athletics Department.


Gough Hall during construction

Gough Hall during construction

Gough Hall during construction

Gough Hall during construction

Gough Hall, 2024

Gough Hall, 2024

Gough Residence Hall was built in 1997 with a groundbreaking ceremony on April 16, 1996. At the time, the building was simply known as "New Residence Hall" and is still the largest and tallest dorm residence hall on campus. In order to secure approval from Radnor Township, the university agreed to build a new entrance to the campus via Eagle Road which opened traffic in January 1997, replacing the Fairview Drive entrance near the Gate House as the main entry to the campus. This also had the side effect of changing the official address of the school to its current address: 1300 Eagle Road.

New Residence Hall was later named Gough Residence Hall during a ceremony on October 7, 2000 at halftime of the Homecoming Men's Soccer game. The building's name came from trustee W. Donald Gough and his wife Susan (Mudridge) Gough, both of whom were alumni of the university from 1967. Within Gough is also the Danny A. Hearing Indoor Golf Facility, dedicated on April 8, 2013 on behalf of the Athletics Department.

Gough Hall is 54,694 total square feet, with four levels, 88 rooms, and 199 beds. There is an apartment within Gough for the Resident Director, as well as a large lounge room called the Gough Great Room where classes or events are sometimes held. This dormitory also has a separate classroom and game room, split between a West and East wing, with its fourth floor considered a "penthouse."

"Gough Residence Hall." Folder in Eastern University Archives. Located at Warner Memorial Library, Eastern University, St. Davids, PA, 19087.

"Board of Trustees News & Information." Spirit. Fall 2000. https://rescarta.eastern.edu/ResCarta-Web/jsp/RcWebImageViewer.jsp?doc_id=dc613349-baaf-4818-a395-e5bc383c9e10/easa0000/20240723/00000069

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