The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Massachusetts Hall

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Institution Name: Voorhees College
Original/Historic Place Name: Massachusetts Hall
Location on Campus: Academic Circle
Date(s) of Construction:

1930	original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Beaux-Arts classicism (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, education, history
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation:

Walls: brick

Roof:

Function:

1930-present (2006)	other (offices)
1930-present (2006)	auditorium
1930-present (2006)	classrooms
ca. 2004-present (2006)	administration (Admissions and Records, financial aid)
ca. 2004-present (2006)	other (computer hub)

Narrative:
Massachusetts Hall was funded by the Eastern Diocese of Massachusetts in and around Boston and the General Education Board of the Rockefeller Foundation, and was completed in 1932. It was considered the main academic building for years. It currently houses classrooms, computer labs, the main auditorium on campus, the Admissions and Records offices and the Financial Aid offices.

References:

Voorhees College Historic District. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1982.