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Caption: Book - 100 Years of Campus Architecture (Allen Weller)
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Memorial Hall Smith Smith Memorial Hall, completed in 1920, was the first University building constructed from funds which were not state appropriated. Built to house the School of Music, funds were provided by Thomas J. Smith, a lawyer and trustee of the University, as a memorial to his wife, Tina Weeden Smith. The designer was James M. White, University Architect for many yearsSmith Memorial Hall follows the classic style which had been established on the campus since the beginning of the century; it has the most striking temple-like facade of any of the campus buildings. The greater part of the building is devoted to a large recital hall which is surrounded by offices, classrooms, and practice rooms. Smith Music Hall is architecturally well proportioned; its detail is designed and executed with considerable elegance. Like most of the buildings of its period, Smith Memorial Hall is completely inadequate for current needs, not only because of increasing enrollment, but because of the introduction of many new fields of professional instruction unthought of when the building was planned.
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