The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Shriner Hall

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Institution Name: Hood College
Original/Historic Place Name: Residence Hall A
Location on Campus: main campus
Date(s) of Construction:

1915	original construction
2001-2002	major renovation

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Colonial revival (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, culture, education
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: cement

Walls: brick

Roof: slate

Function:

ca. 1915-present (2006)

residence hall

Narrative:
Shriner Hall, the oldest residence hall on the Hood College campus, opened its doors in the fall of 1915. Built at a cost of $68,000 and originally known as Residence Hall A, it was later named for Edward A. Shriner and his first wife, Margaret Elizabeth Derr Shriner, in recognition of the generosity to Hood of their son, Edward Derr Shriner, Sr.

In 2001, the building was closed for major renovation, opening again in the fall of 2002. The renovation featured the rehabilitation of 61 bedrooms, including several bedroom/living room suites, complete with all new furniture and designed to house 106 students; the modernizing of the building's infrastructure with updated electrical and plumbing systems, air conditioning and sprinkling systems; a new elevator; new windows, and new stairwells; a modern kitchen, a handicapped-accessible west entrance and patio, an enhanced foyer, refinished floors where appropriate, and wall-to-wall carpeting throughout the building. Every room offers high-speed Internet access.

References:

Hood College District [Boundary Increase]. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1988.

People Behind the Names. Pamphlet. Frederick, MD: Hood College, 1996.