Grimes Residence Hall
101 Emerson Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Building Number: 108
The university named Grimes Residence Hall for John Bryan Grimes, planter, politician, trustee, and son of the Confederate Major General Bryan Grimes. He attended the university from 1882 to 1884 and then returned to Pitt County to run his farm.
The Commission on History, Race, and a Way Forward recommended in an April 2021 resolution the the Chancellor that Grimes' name be removed from honor based on the following information:
- Grimes enriched himself by enslaving and stealing the labor of Black men, women, and children.
- He sexually exploited enslaved women.
- He committed treason by serving as a senior officer in the Confederate army and making war against the United States.
- In partnership with William L. Saunders, led efforts to organize the Ku Klux Klan in eastern North Carolina and directed its terrorist activities.
Hall Details:
- Year Built: 1922
- Hall Population: 88
- Elevator: No
- Fire Safety: Smoke detectors, alarms and sprinkler system
- Resident Advisors: 3
- Amenities: study rooms, kitchen and ice machine, laundry, TV room, lounges, recreation room, vending machines
Room Details:
- Average Room Measurements: 13' x 15'
- Window Measurements: 81" x 38"
- Window Coverings: Horizontal blinds
- Air-Conditioning: Central AC in all rooms
- Furniture: Movable dressers, desks and study chairs. Movable beds may be bunked or lofted; no self-built lofts permitted.
- Closet: Closet with door
- Mattress Size: 80" long, 36" wide, 6" deep