Ida Elizabeth Smith attended Iowa State College, where she met the man she later married, inventor and industrialist La Verne Noyes. In 1879 the couple moved to Chicago. Ida enrolled in the School of the Art Institute and soon became attached tto the booming metropolis. After traveling in Europe and along North America's Pacific coast she returned to Chicago, joining numerous women's clubs and artistic societies. She died December 5, 1912, at 59.
Six months later her husband, in memory of Ida and her contributions to Chicago's cultural life, announced he would donate a building to the city's intellectual capstone. With $300,000 from La Verne Noyes, the University built "a women's social center and gymnasium." The hall's cornerstone was laid April 17, 1915. Completed in 1916, Ida Noyes Hall survives to this day as a resource for student organizations and University departments providing a variety of meeting and event spaces. Noyes's donation exacted no demands on University policy.
Six months later her husband, in memory of Ida and her contributions to Chicago's cultural life, announced he would donate a building to the city's intellectual capstone. With $300,000 from La Verne Noyes, the University built "a women's social center and gymnasium." The hall's cornerstone was laid April 17, 1915. Completed in 1916, Ida Noyes Hall survives to this day as a resource for student organizations and University departments providing a variety of meeting and event spaces. Noyes's donation exacted no demands on University policy.
Ida Elizabeth Smith attended Iowa State College, where she met the man she later married, inventor and industrialist La Verne Noyes. In 1879 the couple moved to Chicago. Ida enrolled in the School of the Art Institute and soon became attached tto the booming metropolis. After traveling in Europe and along North America's Pacific coast she returned to Chicago, joining numerous women's clubs and artistic societies. She died December 5, 1912, at 59.
Six months later her husband, in memory of Ida and her contributions to Chicago's cultural life, announced he would donate a building to the city's intellectual capstone. With $300,000 from La Verne Noyes, the University built "a women's social center and gymnasium." The hall's cornerstone was laid April 17, 1915. Completed in 1916, Ida Noyes Hall survives to this day as a resource for student organizations and University departments providing a variety of meeting and event spaces. Noyes's donation exacted no demands on University policy.
Six months later her husband, in memory of Ida and her contributions to Chicago's cultural life, announced he would donate a building to the city's intellectual capstone. With $300,000 from La Verne Noyes, the University built "a women's social center and gymnasium." The hall's cornerstone was laid April 17, 1915. Completed in 1916, Ida Noyes Hall survives to this day as a resource for student organizations and University departments providing a variety of meeting and event spaces. Noyes's donation exacted no demands on University policy.
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