▁Kel ham , ▁who ▁also ▁designed ▁the ▁old ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Public ▁Library ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁( now ▁housing ▁the ▁Asian ▁Art ▁Museum ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ). ▁It ▁was ▁considered ▁an ▁architect ural ▁j ew el ▁of ▁the ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁architecture ▁movement . ▁It ▁is ▁three ▁stories ▁high ▁and ▁is ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁an ▁H , ▁with ▁A , ▁B , ▁and ▁Center ▁wings , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁semi - att ached ▁C ▁wing ▁which ▁was ▁added ▁later . ▁Bu ilt ▁as ▁a ▁women ' s ▁d orm itory , ▁and ▁later ▁used ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁fresh men ▁women , ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁co - ed ▁residence ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Now ▁housing ▁approximately ▁ 3 1 0 ▁students , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁d orm itory ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁housing ▁all ▁four ▁classes . ▁About ▁half ▁the ▁residents ▁are ▁fresh men ▁and ▁half ▁s oph om ores , ▁juni ors , ▁and ▁sen iors . ▁ ▁The ▁residence ▁under w ent ▁an ▁extensive ▁se ism ic ▁retro fit ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 8 8 , ▁re open ing ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁just ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁L oma ▁Pri eta ▁earth qu ake , ▁which ▁it ▁surv ived ▁without ▁damage . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁retro f itting ▁was ▁performed ▁during ▁the ▁sum mers ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁residence ▁for