Murray Hall

Date of Commission: 1878

Date of Occupancy: 1879

Other Dates in Building's History:

1878: A new hall to be built for the Philadelphian Society. (TM, 19 June 1878)

1878: The site chosen for Murray Hall. (TM, 14 Nov 1878)

15 June 1879: Dedicated. (TM, 16 June 1879)

1899: Cloister added linking Murray to Dodge.

June 1933: Fire in Murray Theater. Interior destroyed, but building shell still standing. Renovation plans drawn by Professor Francis F. A. Comstock, School of Architecture; accoustical design by Professor J. Lester Cooke, Department of Physics.

Oct 1959: Joshua Logan donates new seats for theater.

1961: Interior renovation.

Architect(s): Unknown

Donor(s): Hamilton Murray, Class of 1872

Named for: Hamilton Murray, Class of 1872

Other Agent(s): Edward D. Lindsey (building agent of)

Materials: Brownstone

Function: Meeting Rooms; Theatre Intime

Style: High Victorian Gothic