Hall Information
The university named this residence hall for Hinton James, the first student to arrive on campus when the university opened in early 1795.
Who was the first student at UNC Chapel Hill?
Hinton James walked to Chapel Hill from Wilmington in 1795 to become the first student to enroll at the University of North Carolina.
What is the best dorm at UNC Chapel Hill?
Three freshman dorms at UNC Chapel Hill were most often identified as the best first year houses on campus among the current UNC students surveyed. Ehringhouse and Hinton James are both high-rise dorms on south campus built in the 1960's and remodeled in 2013.
