Alexander Hall

Date of Commission: 1891

Date of Occupancy: 1894

Other Dates in Building's History:

13 Nov 1890: At trustees meeting President Patton announces the receipt of a gift from Mrs. Charles B. Alexander for convocation hall.

June 1894: Dedication.

1894: 1st class to hold graduation ceremonies in Alexander Hall.

1896: Woodrow Wilson gives Sesquicentennial address, "Princeton in the Nation's Service".

1902: Woodrow Wilson's inaugural address as President of the University, "Princeton for the Nation's Service".

1928: Ambulatory enclosed with glass windows and doors.

1958: Red tiles of roof replaced with gray slate and sheet metal.

1983-84: ..."renovation is expected to be completed by the fall of 1984". (Princeton Weekly Bulletin, 30 May 1983)

27 Apr 1985: Dedication of the David B. Richardson '33 Auditorium.

Architect(s): William Appleton Potter

Donor(s): Harriet Crocker Alexander

Named for: Charles Beatty Alexander, Class of 1870 ; Henry M. Alexander, Class of 1840 ; Archibald Alexander, Hon. D.D. 1810

Other Agent(s): John Massey Rhind (sculptor of)

Materials: Granite; Red Sandstone

Function: Chapel; Convocation Hall; Lecture Hall

Style: Richardsonian Romanesque