The academic and administrative buildings and the residence halls located on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park . The campus is located in College Park, Maryland.
Building | Image | Constructed | Notes | Reference |
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Adele H. Stamp Student Union | 1954 | The student union was first built in 1954. Additions were made in 1962 and 1971. In 1983 the student union was named for Adele H. Stamp, the dean for women from 1920 to 1966. | [1] | |
Architecture Building | 1971 | The current architecture building was constructed in 1971. In 1947, the Architecture Annex was located in Temporary Building DD. | [2] | |
Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building | 1976 | In 2015, the building was named in honor of Parren J. Mitchell, a former congressman and civil rights leader who was the first African American to obtain a graduate degree from the University of Maryland in 1952. | [3] [4] | |
A.V. Williams Building | 1988 | [5] | ||
Benjamin Building | 1966 | The building houses the College of Education. It was named after Harold Benjamin the Dean of the College of Education from 1947 to 1952. | [6] | |
Biology-Psychology Building | 1971 | The Building was originally named the Zoology-Psychology Building and was renamed in 1998. | [7] | |
Biosciences Research Building | 2008 | [8] | ||
Byrd Stadium & Field House | 1951 | The current football stadium named after Harry C. Byrd, the president of the University from 1935-1954. | [9] | |
Cambridge Community Center | 1961 | Formerly named Dining Hall #2 and Cambridge Area Dining Hall. | [10] | |
Chemistry Building | 1951 | Formerly named the Physical Sciences Building. In 1960 the Drake Lecture Halls were named. In 1967 an addition was built and in 1969 the east wing was added. | [11] | |
Chincoteague Hall | 1956 | Originally the Journalism Building. In 2011, the building underwent a $7.1 million facelift and was renamed. It now houses offices for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. | [12] [13] | |
Clarence M. Mitchell Building | 1958 | Named for Clarence Mitchell Jr., noted civil rights activist and native Marylander. | ||
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center | 1999 | [14] | ||
Cole Activities Building | 1955 | The building was constructed in 1955 and in 1956 a swimming wing was added. It is named for Judge William P. Cole, Jr. a Chairman for the Board of Regents. | [15] | |
Computer and Space Sciences Building | 1963 | Additions were made to the building in 1965, 1969, and 1996. | [16] | |
Computer Science Instructional Center | 2002 | The building was built for Computer Science classroom space. The fourth floor is the home of the Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling. | [17] [18] | |
Francis Scott Key Hall | 1932 | The east wing of the building was built in 1932. The main section was added in 1939. In 1954, the building was named Francis Scott Key. | [19] | |
Geology Building | 1935 | The building was originally called the Bureau of Fisheries, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bldg. In 1968 the University was transferred ownership of the building from the federal government. It was renovated in 1982. | [20] | |
Harrison Laboratory and Greenhouses | 1950 | The original headhouse and plant lab were built in 1950. Multiple additions were made in the following years: 1956, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1981. It was named for Orlando Harrison a State Senator and Horticulturist. | [21] | |
H.J. Patterson Hall | 1931 | It was named in 1954. An addition was built in 1967. | [22] | |
Holzapfel Hall (Horticulture) | 1934 | It was named Holzapfel Hall in 1954 after Henry Holzapfel, Jr. a Chairman on the Board of Regents from 1941-1943. | [23] | |
Hornbake Library | 1972 | It was named after R. Lee Hornbake a Vice President of the University. It houses the Maryland Room and the many archives of the University. | [24] | |
Institute for Physical Science and Technology | [25] | |||
Instructional Television Facility | 1980 | [26] | ||
J.M. Patterson Building | 1953 | It was named in 1954. The north end wing was added in 1976. | [27] | |
Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building | 2005 | [28] | ||
Jimenez Hall | 1962 | An addition was built in 1971. It was named the Juan Ramon Jimenez Bldg. in 1981. | [29] | |
Jull Hall | 1953 | It comprises three buildings. It was named after Morley A. Jull, who was head of the Poultry Department. | [30] | |
Knight Hall | 2010 | The building houses the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. The building cost approximately $30 million to build. | [31] | |
LeFrak Hall | 1928 | Houses the Department of Geography | [32] | |
Marie Mount Hall | 1940 | The hall was originally an addition to Silvester Hall and was called the Home Economics Bldg. In 1947, the addition was renovated. It was first named Margaret Brent Hall in 1959. It was renamed Marie Mount Hall in 1969. In 1980, it underwent another renovation and an addition. | [33] | |
Martin Hall | 1949 | The hall consists of classrooms and laboratories for the different departments of the School of Engineering. Its full name is Glenn L. Martin Hall. | [34] | |
Mathematics Building | 1954 | The east wing was added in 1968 and another addition was made in 1981. | [35] | |
McKeldin Library | 1958 | It was named after Theodore R. McKeldin a Governor of Maryland and Mayor of Baltimore City. | [36] | |
Microbiology Building | 1932 | It was originally the U.S. Bureau of Mines Bldg. In 1968, the university received ownership from the federal government. In 1980, it was renamed to the Microbiology Bldg. | [37] | |
Morrill Hall | 1898 | Originally called the Science Hall, Morrill Hall is the oldest academic building on campus. | [38] | |
Nyumburu Cultural Center | 1996 | The current location of the center was constructed in 1996. It was located in a temporary building in 1973 and then moved to the South Campus Dining Hall in 1978. | [39] | |
Physics Building | 1952 | Additions were built in 1962 and 1964. The west wing was added in 1967. | [40] | |
Preinkert Field House | 1932 | An addition and a pool were built in 1951. The field house was named after Alma H. Preinkert a Registrar for the University from 1919 to 1954. | [41] | |
Reckord Armory | 1944 | The armory was named in 1961 after Major General Milton A. Reckord, an Adjutant General of Maryland. | [42] | |
Ritchie Coliseum | 1932 | [43] | ||
School of Public Health Building | 1973 | It was originally named Health & Human Performance Building but was renamed in 2008. Renovated 2010. | [44] | |
Shoemaker Building | 1931 | [45] | ||
Shriver Laboratory | 1938 | The building houses the Office of Human Relations Program. It was named after George McLean Shriver a member of the Board of Regents. | [46] | |
Skinner Building | 1917 | Originally the agricultural building. It housed the administration offices from 1918-1931. In 1954 it was named Skinner after W.W. Skinner, a chairman of the Board of Regents from 1935-1941. | [47] | |
South Campus Dining Hall | 1974 | The building used to be called the Food Services Facility and New Dining Hall. | [48] | |
Susquehanna Hall | 1991 | Formerly called the South Campus Surge Building. | [49] | |
Symons Hall | 1940 | In 1948 an addition was built. In 1954 it was named Symons Hall after Thomas B. Symons a Dean of the College of Agriculture and acting president of the University. The building now houses the College of Agriculture. | [50] | |
Taliaferro Hall | 1894/96 | The west wing was added in 1904. The east wing was constructed in 1909. In 1925 the building housed the Engineering Departments. In 1954 it was named Taliaferro after Thomas Hardy Taliaferro, a dean of the College of Engineering and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. | [51] | |
Tawes Fine Arts Building | 1965 | The building was renovated in 2008. | [52] | |
Turner Hall | 1924 | The building was nicknamed the "Shirt Factory." It was renovated in 1940 and 1948. In 1954 it was named after Philip C. Turner a member of the Board of Regents. Most students call the building the Dairy. Currently the building houses a cafe that sells sandwiches and ice cream. | [53] | |
Tydings Hall | 1961 | In 1969 the building was named for Millard E. Tydings a U.S. Senator from Maryland. | [54] | |
Van Munching Hall | 1992 | A new wing was added in 2002. Currently the building houses the Business School previously housed in Tydings Hall. | [55] | |
Wind Tunnel Building | 1949 | [56] | ||
Woods Hall | 1948 | The building is attached to the Skinner Building. It was named in 1954 after Albert F. Woods a president of the Maryland Agricultural College from 1917-1926. | [57] | |
Edward St. John Learning & Teaching Center (ESJ) | 2017 | |||
A. James Clark Hall (AJC) | 2018 |
Building | Image | Constructed | Notes | Reference |
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Allegany Hall | 1954 | [58] | ||
Anne Arundel Hall | 1937 | Anne Arundel Hall was originally called Dormitory B. | [59] | |
Baltimore Hall | 1921 | Baltimore Hall was originally named Silvester Hall. In 1954 it was renamed to Baltimore Hall and was renovated in 1970. | [60] | |
Bel Air Hall | 1962 | Bel Air Hall was named after the county sear of Harford County, Bel Air, Md. It is a coed, four-story dormitory in the Cambridge Community that can house approximately 119 students. | [61] [62] | |
Calvert Hall | 1914 | Calvert Hall is currently the oldest dorm on campus. It was the first men's dormitory to be built after The Great Fire of 1912. The hall was named after Charles Benedict Calvert, the acting president of the college from 1859–1860. In 1960 the 5th floor was renovated. | [63] | |
Cambridge Hall | 1961 | Cambridge Hall was named after the county seat of Dorchester County, Cambridge Md. It is a coed, four-story dormitory in the Cambridge Community that can house approximately 223 students. | [64] [65] | |
Caroline Hall | 1954 | [66] | ||
Carroll Hall | 1954 | From 1919–1920, the name originally belonged to a residence that was converted into a dormitory, now razed. It was built in its current location in 1954. | [67] | |
Cecil Hall | 1959 | [68] | ||
Centreville Hall | 1962 | It was named after the county seat of Queen Anne's County, Centreville, MD. | [69] | |
Charles Hall | 1954 | [70] | ||
Chestertown Hall | 1962 | It was named after the county seat of Kent County, Chestertown, MD. | [71] | |
Cumberland Hall | 1963 | It was named after the county seat of Allegany County, Cumberland, MD. | [72] | |
Denton Hall | 1964 | Named after the county seat of Caroline County, Denton, MD. | [73] | |
Dorchester Hall | 1959 | [74] | ||
Easton Hall | 1965 | Named after the county seat of Talbot County, Easton, MD. | [75] | |
Elkton Hall | 1965 | Named after the county seat of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. | [76] | |
Ellicott Hall | 1966 | Named after the county seat of Howard County, Ellicott City, MD. | [77] | |
Frederick Hall | 1948 | Named after the county seat of Frederick County, Frederick, MD. In 1959 an addition to the dorm was built. | [78] | |
Garrett Hall | 1948 | [79] | ||
Hagerstown Hall | 1967 | Named after the county seat of Washington County, Hagerstown, MD. | [80] | |
Harford Hall | 1944 | [81] | ||
Howard Hall | 1940 | Originally called Dormitory L. In 1946 the 3rd floor was renovated. | [82] | |
Kent Hall | 1944 | [83] | ||
LaPlata Hall | 1968 | Named after the county seat of Charles County, LaPlata, MD. | [84] | |
Montgomery Hall | 1954 | [85] | ||
Oakland Hall | 2011 | Named after the county seat of Garrett County, Oakland, MD. | [86] | |
Prince Georges Hall | 1944 | [87] | ||
Queen Anne's Hall | 1949 | [88] | ||
Somerset Hall | 1949 | [89] | ||
St. Mary's Hall | 1932 | Originally named Margaret Brent Hall. In 1954 the name was changed to St. Mary's Hall. | [90] | |
Talbot Hall | 1948 | [91] | ||
Washington Hall | 1940 | In 1946, the 3rd floor was renovated. | [92] | |
Wicomico Hall | 1954 | [93] | ||
Worchester Hall | 1959 | [94] | ||
Prince Frederick Hall | 2014 |
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