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NAMING OF UNIVERSITY ROADS

The President reported that he had received a recommendation for the official naming of
certain University roads on the Grounds at Charlottesville. The proposal was considered by and
received the approval of the Buildings and Grounds Committee at its meeting on 17 April 1964.

Accordingly, the following resolution was adopted:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the University roads as described in the following listing shall be named as noted:

  • Hancock Drive - off McCormick Road northeast to Hancock House.

  • Bonnycastle Drive - off McCormick Road northeast to Bonnycastle House.

  • Whitehead Road - off McCormick Road southwest between Whitehead and Hough homes.

  • Cabell Drive - off McCormick Road south, running between JAG School and Clark Hall to parking
    lot northwest of Cabell Hall and behind Amphitheatre.

  • Newcomb Road - off McCormick Road northeast by Monroe Hill houses, Newcomb Hall, Alderman
    Library, to University Avenue.

  • McGuffey Drive - off McCormick Road southeast between Garrett Hall and the south end of West
    Range to Pavilion IX.

  • Colonnade Alley - off McCormick Road southeast to the Colonnade Club.

  • Patterson Alley - off McCormick Road southeast by Jefferson Hall to West Lawn.

  • Poe Alley - off McCormick Road southeast nearest 13 West Range to West Lawn.

  • McCormick Road - two entrances from University Avenue between the Chapel and Alderman Library,
    leading without branching to McCormick Observatory.

  • Hospital Drive - entering at Senff Gate by the School of Medicine, passing back of Medical
    Center to Cobb Chemical Laboratory.

  • Rouss Drive - off Jefferson Park Avenue northwest to East Lawn above Randall House.

  • East Lawn Drive - off Hospital Drive by East Range and Washington Hall to the Cracker Box.

  • Rotunda Alley - off East Lawn Drive to East Lawn.

  • Green Alley - off East Lawn Drive northwest to West Lawn between Pavilions IV and VI.

  • Key Alley - off East Lawn Drive northwest to President's Office.

  • Lile Alley - off East Lawn Drive northwest to Pavilion X.

  • Bayly Drive - off Rugby Road northwest to rear of Bayly Building.

  • Massie Road - off Emmet Street northwest into University Hall area.


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  • Copeley Road - off Emmet Street northwest by married student housing area and then south to
    Alderman Road (when overpass is constructed).

  • Seymour Road - off Copeley Road northeast through married student housing area.

  • Carr's Hill Road - off Rugby Road at C & O Bridge to University Avenue.