The Stanford Story
In 1956, faced with an ever-expanding student population, famed Notre Dame president Fr. Ted Hesburgh commissioned the development of Stanford Hall, a landmark visible from Hesburgh Library to the far side of St. Joseph’s Lake. Since opening in 1957, the hall has been dedicated to helping form young men into the best versions of themselves and assisting them in seeing who God is calling them to be. Thus comes the moniker, the “Men of Virtue,” which residents try to live up to every day. As Fr. Moreau would say, it has been a hallmark of Stanford to educate both “the mind and the heart.”
The Crest
A historic community merits an insignia expressive of its virtue. The heraldic Crest tells the story of a Griffin marching forward (in heraldry left is the sign of forward). It holds its head, body, and tail proud. Beneath is a Cross fleury, the fleur de lis an homage to The Congregation of The Holy Cross. It was created by Parker Salomone in 2023.
The Hall
The collegiate gothic hall stands proud at the end of North Quad. Its prominent cinder block walls have lovingly earned it the nickname of “The Cinderblock Palace.” The Palace is four stories high and stands in a T shape with a North-South wing and an East-West wing. It can hold 230 students and it makes use of its basement as a multipurpose space, with plenty of study space, a pool table, a ping pong table, one of the University’s best hall gyms, and nightly quesadilla food service at Griffin Kitchen.
Griffin Kitchen
A hall and campus favorite, Griffin Kitchen serves cheese quesadillas and chicken quesadillas Monday through Saturday 10-12:30pm. Griffin Kitchen continues to develop as its base of loyalists grows.
