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1. Points of Interest

   1. Lovett Hall

      Lovett Hall
      
      

      The first building constructed on the Rice campus, Lovett Hall was originally named the Administration Building, but later renamed in honor of Rice’s founding president, Edgar Odell Lovett. Lovett arranged for the cornerstone of the building to be laid on the 75th anniversary of Texas independence, reinforcing Rice’s standing as a Texas and a Houston institution.

       

      Lovett Hall’s signature Sallyport archway is of great ceremonial importance as students symbolically enter the university by passing through it, from east to west, during their matriculation ceremony, then exit the university as graduates by passing through again, from west to east, at commencement.

       

      Lovett Hall showcases many elaborate stone carvings, including the faces of what Lovett called the “saints and seers of the new institute,” 12 exemplars of human achievement in their respective fields, placed on the capitals of every third column on the building’s quadrangle façade.

       

      What’s there:

      • Office of Admission (door C)
      • Office of Dean of Undergraduates
      • Student Judicial Programs
      • Office for International Students and Scholars
      • Humanities Research Center
      • Vice President for Enrollment

       

      Named for: Edgar Odell Lovett, founding president of the Rice Institute

       

      Built: 1912, Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson

       

      Rice Campus Map No. 48