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'''Building Name:''' Florence Murray House[[File:Murray house.jpg|thumb|right|400x319px|Murray house, 1959. UA PC 9 no. 35 (4).Murray house.jpg]]
'''Building Name:''' Florence Murray House[[File:murray_house.jpg|thumb|400x319px|right|Murray house, 1959. UA PC 9 no. 35 (4).]]


'''Other Names:''' Murray House, Cowie House, Bishop Court
'''Other Names:''' Murray House, Cowie House, Bishop Court
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'''Renovations/changes/additions:''' Many additions to the original house have created a rambling building with multiple storeys.
'''Renovations/changes/additions:''' Many additions to the original house have created a rambling building with multiple storeys.


'''Notes:''' Known as Bishop Court when Anglican Bishop John Richardson lived here, the building served UNB as an off-campus female residence. Murray House closed its doors in 1981 and was sold to finance the renovation of[[Maggie Jean Chestnut House| Maggie Jean Chestnut House]].
'''Notes:''' Known as Bishop Court when Anglican Bishop John Richardson lived here, the building served UNB as an off-campus female residence. Murray House closed its doors in 1981 and was sold to finance the renovation of [[Maggie Jean Chestnut House|Maggie Jean Chestnut House]].
 
Murray House became the first co-educational residence at UNB, housing fourteen males and ten females in the fall of 1978.


'''Source(s):'''
'''Source(s):'''
* Montague, Susan. ''A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick.'' University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 162.
* UA Case 122; Section 3; Murray House.


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*"Murray House goes Co-Ed." ''The Brunswickan'', vol. 113, no. 5, 29 September 1978, p. 3.
*Montague, Susan. ''A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick.'' University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 162.
*UA Case 122; Section 3; Murray House.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:24, 17 November 2015

Building Name: Florence Murray House

Murray house, 1959. UA PC 9 no. 35 (4).Murray house.jpg

Other Names: Murray House, Cowie House, Bishop Court

Civic Address: 806 George St.

Sod Turning: N/A

Cornerstone Laying: N/A

Opened for Use: [1959?]

Official Opening: [1959?]

Architect: Unknown

Named for: Florence Murray

Renovations/changes/additions: Many additions to the original house have created a rambling building with multiple storeys.

Notes: Known as Bishop Court when Anglican Bishop John Richardson lived here, the building served UNB as an off-campus female residence. Murray House closed its doors in 1981 and was sold to finance the renovation of Maggie Jean Chestnut House.

Murray House became the first co-educational residence at UNB, housing fourteen males and ten females in the fall of 1978.

Source(s):

  • "Murray House goes Co-Ed." The Brunswickan, vol. 113, no. 5, 29 September 1978, p. 3.
  • Montague, Susan. A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 162.
  • UA Case 122; Section 3; Murray House.


© UNB Archives & Special Collections, 2014