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	Dallas Hall
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
	Dallas Hall in 2012
	Dallas Hall Dallas Hall
Location	3225 University Blvd.,; University Park, Texas
Coordinates	32°50′42″N 96°47′5″W / 32.84500°N 96.78472°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1915
Architect	Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Neo-Georgian
MPS	Georgian Revival Buildings of Southern Methodist University TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.	78002913
RTHL No.	6670
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1978
Designated RTHL	1979

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Dallas Hall is a historic building on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas.^[2]

History

The building was designed by the architectural firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge.^[2] Robert Stewart Hyer (1860-1929), the first President of SMU, chose Georgian architecture after the architecture of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.^[3]^[4]^[5]

According to SMU historian Darwin Payne, construction began on November 28, 1912.^[6] It was dedicated in 1915, making it the first building on campus.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[7] Given its monumental size, it gave the nickname of "The Hilltop" to SMU.^[7]

Over the year, it has been home to classrooms, offices, a chapel, a hamburger grill, a post office and a barbershop.^[5]^[6] It celebrated its 100th anniversary on November 12, 2012 with a dinner for university administrators and donors.^[6]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 17, 1978.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Southern Methodist University: Dallas Hall
^ Michael Norman, Lessons, The New York Times, December 30, 1987
^ Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Texas, North American Book, 2001, Volume 1, p. 139 [1]
^ ^a ^b ^c Dallas Landmarks, Arcadia Publishing, 2009, p. 98
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Melissa Repko, SMU’s first building, Dallas Hall, celebrates 100 years, Dallas News, November 28, 2012
^ ^a ^b Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Dallas Hall

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[smuofficial-2] Southern Methodist University: Dallas Hall

[3] Michael Norman, Lessons, The New York Times, December 30, 1987

[4] Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Texas, North American Book, 2001, Volume 1, p. 139 [1]

[dallaslandmarks-5] Dallas Landmarks, Arcadia Publishing, 2009, p. 98

[dallasnews-6] Melissa Repko, SMU’s first building, Dallas Hall, celebrates 100 years, Dallas News, November 28, 2012

[businessweek-7] Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Dallas Hall

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-{{Portal|National Register of Historic Places|Universities|Texas}}
+{{Portal|National Register of Historic Places|Texas}}
 *[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas]]
 *[[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Cameron-Duval)#Dallas County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Dallas County]]

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