About Jefferson Hall, Hotel C, West Range of The Lawn
On the door of "Jeff Hall," as it was nicknamed by students, the brass plaque reads "JEFFERSON SOCIETY 1825." The building has served as the meeting place for the student oratorical and debating club since the year the University opened. Hotel C in the West Range was designed by Thomas Jefferson in about 1819. Jefferson intended the hotels as places for students and faculty to dine and discuss scholarly subjects.