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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ photos by Sierra Coley

Austin E. Lathrop Residence Hall opened in 1962 as on-campus housing for 134 male students. It subsequently became a coed hall.

Since 2007, Lathrop has alternated between use as a residence hall, administrative offices and visitor housing. Most recently, Lathrop returned to service as a coed residence hall for undergraduates in fall 2024.

Austin E. "Cap" Lathrop was born in 1865 in Michigan. Lathrop, a businessman with interests in freighting, coal mining, banking, theaters, real estate, newspapers and radio, was for a time the territory’s wealthiest resident. In 1924, his ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Moving Picture Corp. produced "The Chechahcos," the first feature-length film shot entirely in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.

He was named to the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Agricultural College and School of Mines Board of Trustees in 1933. In 1935, when the college was renamed, the trustees board became the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ . Lathrop served until his death in 1950.