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The Margaret Newton residence was built in 1967 as part of the Craigdarroch residence complex. Originally a women's residence, the four-storey building is now home to men and women, with 26 single rooms and 28 double rooms.
 Margaret Newton (1887 - 1971) was internationally known for her pioneering research on cereal rust that played a key role in the development of rust-resistant wheat varieties. In 1948, she was awarded the prestigious Flavelle Medal of the Royal Society of Canada.
The Craigdarroch residence complex is named for Craigdarroch
Castle, the
former
Robert
Dunsmuir
mansion that was home to UVic’s predecessor Victoria College, from 1921-1946. There are four residences in the complex: The Emily Carr and Margaret Newton halls were built in the summer of 1964 as women’s residences, followed by the Arthur Currie and David Thompson halls in 1967.
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