Details for Dallas Hall (SMU)
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006670
Data
| Marker Number | 6670 |
| Atlas Number | 5113006670 |
| Marker Title | Dallas Hall (SMU) |
| Index Entry | Dallas Hall (Southern Methodist University) |
| Address | |
| City | Dallas |
| County | Dallas |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 707526 |
| UTM Northing | 3635871 |
| Subject Codes | educational buildings; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; educational topics; design and construction |
| Marker Year | 1979 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | SMU Campus, Daniels at Athens, Dallas |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 16" x 12" Plate & Medallion |
| Marker Text | DALLAS HALL, SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY When Dallas was selected in 1911 as the site for a new Methodist university, local citizens pledged 622.5 acres of land and $300,000. In appreciation, the first building on campus was named Dallas Hall. SMU President Robert S. Hyer chose the Chicago Branch of Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge to design the Hall. Influenced by Thomas Jefferson's plan for the University of Virginia, it opened in 1915 and for a decade housed all classrooms, university offices, the chapel and the library. RTHL - 1979 |