the buildings of sam houston state university

Building
Photographs

2103 Avenue I

ID#

Map

Timeline

1961

Constructed
Unit Q Tex-41-CH-120 [1,2]

c.1973-c.93

Public Safety Service

2002

Residence Life

2004

Demolished

Namesake

Charles Gidley

Gidley House was located on Avenue I on the south side of campus. In the Residence Life naming system, Gidley and the surrounding small houses were classified as "Four South," and then later as part of "The Valley."

The house was identified as one of the Men�s Cooperative Homes when its honorary name was approved by the Board of Regents [1].

Beginning in the 1970s the house became the headquarters for the Public Safety Services offices. After the University Police Department relocated to its Sam South location, the house reverted to a student residence.

For two years starting in 2002 it was the home of Residence Life; the building was left empty when the department moved to the UAC.

In May 2004 the Board of Regents approved its $55,000 demolition due to its poor structural condition. Raven Village was completed on the site in 2006.

Sources:
[1] Minutes from the Board of Regents; March 3-4, 1961
[2] SHSC Revenue Bond Buildings (c.1965)

An aerial photograph shows the four small houses south of the main campus.

In the spring of 2005 - though area signage still notes Gidley's existence - the area between Aydelotte and McCray Houses was nothing more than an empty, badly-sodden yard. The months ahead would make the area even emptier.

In the mid-2000s, the remaining campus housing along Avenue I was leveled in preparation for Raven Village.