The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

President Residence Hall

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President Residence Hall, McMurry University

Institution Name: McMurry University
Original/Historic Place Name: President Hall
Location on Campus: 1502 Tee Pee Rd.
Date(s) of Construction:

1926	original construction David S. Castle & Company
1947	expansion

Designer: David S. Castle & Company
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Modern/pre-WWII (Glossary)
Significance: education
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: concrete; partial basements under either end

Walls: brick veneer

Roof: built-up tar and aggregate

Function:

1926-1998	residence hall (women)
1998-present (2006)	residence hall (men and women)

Narrative:
President Hall has undergone periodic renovations to modernize and maintain proper facilities for its residents. The builders of the expansion of 1947 so seamlessly blended the old and the new that even a trained eye may fail to notice any differences. The expansion completed the original plan, as shown in blueprints dating to 1924.

The significance of the building is that it has served as the home-away-from-home for numerous generations of students.

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