Kenneth R. Fox Student Union

Kenneth R. Fox Hall, also known as Fox Hall, is a residence hall and student dining facility in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is within the residence hall cluster on the East Campus of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. At 18 stories and 226 feet in height, it is the tallest building in the city of Lowell. When it was built, it was known as the Lowell Technical Institute Dormitory. The building is home to more than 800 students and UMass Lowell's largest student-dining hall, Fox Dining Commons.[3] The transmitter for the university's radio station, WUML, is located at Fox Hall.[4]

Kenneth R. Fox Hall
General information
TypeResidence Hall, communication
Location100 Pawtucket Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
United States
Coordinates42.652148°N 71.320399°W / 42.652148; -71.320399
Construction started1972
Completed1973
Height
Roof226 feet[1]
Technical details
Floor count18
Design and construction
Architect(s)Perley F. Gilbert Associates
References
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The building is also the sixth-tallest tower residence hall in the University of Massachusetts system, as it is 18 stories, four shorter than the five, 22-story tower residence halls in the Southwest Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

References
  1. https://www.uml.edu/docs/Notice-of-Project-Change-Form-2016-12-20-EEA-14881_tcm18-266864.PDF
  2. "Emporis building ID 123587". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  3. "Fox Hall | Residence Life | Student Affairs & University Events | UMass Lowell".
  4. "The Merrimack Valley Radio Market: WUML(FM)". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. March 27, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2021.


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