Residence Hall #2 (Previously Thomas)

Residence Hall #2 (Previously Thomas) was fully renovated in 2015 and houses 86 upperlevel students in suite style rooms.  Since re-opening RH2 has been an attractive hall for students and received additional upgrades and improvements in the summer of 2023.

On March 26, 2022 the Board of Trustees, following research, voted to remove the names of building on campus that were named for individuals who were enslavers.

James Thomas, Jr. Memorial Hall was completed in 1913 as one of the first two dormitories on the University’s new campus and was initially referred to as “Dormitory No. 2.” It was named by the Board of Trustees in 1916 in memory of James Thomas, Jr. (1806-1882) in recognition of his service to the institution. Thomas was a founding Trustee of Richmond College, serving initially as Treasurer and later as President (i.e., Chair) of the Board of Trustees (1872-1873 and 1880-1882). His financial support enabled the University to re-open after its financial ruin in the Civil War. Thomas was the owner of tobacco factories that he operated using the labor of scores of enslaved people. According to Federal Census records, he enslaved more than 100 individuals in Richmond and was also an extensive participant in the “slave hire” system of leasing laborers from their enslavers.

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  • Ground Level


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    03 - 13 x 15.6 Double Separate Room
    05 - 11 x 18 Double Separate Room
    11 - RA Suite (1 - Double; B - RA)
    13 - Single/Double Suite (Room A: 12 x 17 Double; Room B: 9.6 x 13.6 Single)
    19 - Single/Double Suite (Room A: 10 x 12 Single: Room B: 9 x 15 Double) 
    20 - 8.6 x 11.6 Single Separate Room
    22 - 11 x 11.6 Single Separate Room
    23 - 11 x 20 Double Separate Room

  • First Floor

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    100 - Single/Double Suite (Room A: 9 x 15 Single; Room B: 14 x 15.6 Double) - ADA/Accessible
    101 - 10.6 x 11 Single - Separate Room
    103 - 10.6 x 12 Single - Separate Room
    111 - 12 x 15 Double - Separate Room
    112 - RA Suite (A - RA; B - Double)
    114 - 11.6 x 15.6 Double Separate room
    116 - Single Single/Single Suite (Room A: 9 x 12 Single; Room B:8.6 x 11.6)
    117 - Single/Double Suite (Room A: 8 x 12 Single; Room B: 11 x 16 Double)
    118 - 8 x 11 Single, Private Bath - Separate Room
    121 - Single/Double Suite (Room A: 9 x 15.6 Single; Room B: 13 x 17 Double) 

  • Second Floor

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    200 - Single/Double Suite (Room A: 9 x 15 Single; Room B: 14 x 15.6 Double) - ADA/Accessible
    201 - 10.6 x 11 Single - Separate Room
    203 - 10.6 x 12 Single - Separate Room
    209 - Single/Double Suite (Room A: 12 x 15 Double; Room B:8.6 x 11.6 Single)
    210 - RA Suite (A - RA; B - Double)
    211 - Single/Double Suite (Room A: 12 x 17 Double; Room B: 9 x 13 Single)
    214 - 11.6 x 15.6 Double - Separate Room
    215 - Single/Double Suite (Room A: 8 x 12 Single; Room B: 11 x 16 Double) 
    216 - Single/Single Suite (Room A: 9 x 12 Single; Room B: 10 x 11 Single) 
    218 - 8 x 11 Single, Private Bath - Separate Room
    219 - Double Single/Double Suite (Room A: 9 x 15.6 Single; Room B: 13 x 17) 

  • Third, Fourth, and Fifth Floors

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    301 - Double/Double Suite (Room A: 11 x 17.6 Double; Room B: 12 x 15.6 Double) 
    304 - 8.6 x 16.6 Double - Separate Room
    305 - 8.6 x 22 Double - Separate Room
    306 - 8 x 13 Single - Separate Room
    307 - 13 x 13.6 Double - Separate Room
    308 - RA Room
    311 - 11.6 x 16 Double - Separate Room
    312 - 8 x 13 Single - Separate Room
    313 - 14 x 16 Double - Separate Room

    401 - Single/Single Suite (Room A: 9 x 13 Single; Room B: 9.6 x 13 Single)

    501 - Room A: 12.6 x 16 Double - Separate Room
    501 - Room B: 12.6 x 17 Double - Separate Room