Hobbs House, Guilford College

North Carolina · USA · School

Before it was a dormitory it was a family home. Mary Hobbs held a slumber party in the attic, and some boys decided to play a trick on the girls.

Hobbs House on the Guilford College campus at Greensboro, North Carolina is student accommodation now, but it was built as a family home.

The account holds that it belonged to the Hobbs family, and that they had a daughter called Mary.

One night Mary held a slumber party in the attic on the third floor. After the girls had gone to sleep, some boys decided to play a trick on them.

What that trick was, and how it ended, is where every version of the story goes its own way, and none of them has ever been supported by a record.

The third floor is the part of the building students still talk about.

What is documented is Mary Mendenhall Hobbs herself, who was a real and significant figure in North Carolina, a campaigner for the education of women whose name the building carries for that reason rather than for anything in this story.

FAQ

Hvor ligger Hobbs House, Guilford College?

Hobbs House, Guilford College ligger i North Carolina, USA.