Dallas Hall
Dallas Hall is a historic building on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas.History
The building was designed by the architectural firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge. Robert Stewart Hyer, the first President of SMU, chose Georgian architecture after the architecture of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Construction began in 1912, and the cornerstone was laid on November 28, 1912. It was dedicated in 1915, making it the first building on campus. Given its monumental size, it gave the nickname of "The Hilltop" to SMU.
Over the year, it has been home to classrooms, offices, a chapel, a hamburger grill, a post office and a barbershop. It celebrated its 100th anniversary on November 12, 2012, with a dinner for university administrators and donors.
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 17, 1978.
