Walsh Hall, constructed in 1909, is a five-story residence hall situated in the renowned Main Quad of the University of Notre Dame. In 1972, it became one of the first two dormitories converted to house Notre Dame’s inaugural female students. This historic building is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The renovations of Walsh Hall encompassed over 45,000 gross square feet of floor space and total construction cost was estimated at $6 million.

The building underwent extensive renovations, the most significant of any residence hall on campus at the time, in order to update utilities and modernize amenities and accessibility. The renovations of Walsh Hall encompassed over 45,000 gross square feet of floor space and total construction cost was estimated at $6 million. Frost served as the design engineer for new structural steel framing, timber floor framing, reinforced masonry elevator shaft and shear walls and concrete foundations. All structural systems were designed to carry both gravity and lateral loads. Leveraging their extensive experience in renovating older buildings, the Frost team ensured that all shear and bearing connections to the building’s existing materials, including century-old unreinforced clay brick masonry, were designed for safety, long-term durability and constructability.