Vincent Apartments Special Collections Research Center

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several brick apartments side by side and covered in ivy

Vincent Apartments, Image 14-0582

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Built: 1950-1951

Acquired by SU: 1959

Cost: $2,393,000

Location: 105 Smith Lane

Space: 250 apartments in 8 buildings

Notes: Originally purchased by SU to house married students, in 1967 the complex was the first off-campus location approved for unmarried female students. Two buildings were reserved for unmarried female students in their senior year. If under age 21, they had to have their parents' permission. The property was sold to Longley-Jones, but leased back to Syracuse University for a time.