| 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 |
