Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center

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Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center
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Campus Center in 2011
Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center
General information
TypePublic Space/Hotel
Location1 Campus Center Way
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
United States
Coordinates 42°23′30.31″N72°31′37.24″W / 42.3917528°N 72.5270111°W / 42.3917528; -72.5270111
Construction started1969
Completed1970
Height
Antenna spire204.98 feet (62.48 m)
Technical details
Floor count14
Design and construction
Architect(s) Marcel Breuer & Associates
References
[1]

Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center is a high-rise building on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Center is named after Murray D. Lincoln, a leader in the cooperative movement, a founder of what became Nationwide Insurance, and co-founder and first president of CARE.

The concrete building and attached parking garage were designed by Marcel Breuer in the Modernist and Brutalist architectural styles. [2] The building also hosts the 116-room Hotel UMass (formerly The Campus Center Hotel) [3] on floors three through seven. Between 2008 and 2009, the hotel was renovated by Eastern General Contractors of Springfield, MA under the direction of architectural firm Gensler.

References

  1. "Emporis building ID 129725". Emporis . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  2. Hyman, Isabelle (2001). Marcel Breuer, Architect: The Career and the Buildings. Harry N. Abrams. p. 388. ISBN   978-0-8109-4265-3 . Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  3. Pfarrer, Steve (January 28, 2000). "Great Expectations: What's gone wrong at the UMass Mullins Center?". Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 49. Retrieved June 22, 2025.