Livingston Waddell Houston (January 18, 1891 – November 22, 1977) was the eleventh president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
In 1919, he joined the Ludlow Valve Company of Troy, a large manufacturer of fire hydrants, as production manager.
The post-war years were ones of great growth with the increased enrollment due to the return of those serving in World War II.
These buildings were formally called the Rendael dormitories, but informally known as "Tin Town.
"[4] By 1953, these buildings were replaced by a complex of four dormitories and a dining hall, which formed what is still the heart of "Freshman Hill.