University of Maryland, College Park Campus Buildings

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.

Academic and administrative buildings

Building	Image	Constructed	Notes	Reference
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]
Art-Sociology Building		1976		[3]
A.V. Williams Building		1988		[4]
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.	[5]
Biology-Psychology Building		1971	The Building was originally named the Zoology-Psychology Building and was renamed in 1998.	[6]
Biosciences Research Building		2008		[7]
Byrd Stadium & Field House		1951	The current football stadium named after Harry C. Byrd, the president of the University from 1935-1954.	[8]
Cambridge Community Center		1961	Formerly named Dining Hall #2 and Cambridge Area Dining Hall.	[9]
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.	[10]
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.	[11][12]
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center		1999		[13]
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.	[14]
Computer and Space Sciences Building		1963	Additions were made to the building in 1965, 1969, and 1996.	[15]
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.	[16][17]
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.	[18]
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.	[19]
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.	[20]
H.J. Patterson Hall		1931	It was named in 1954. An addition was built in 1967.	[21]
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.	[22]
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.	[23]
Institute for Physical Science and Technology				[24]
Instructional Television Facility		1980		[25]
J.M. Patterson Building		1953	It was named in 1954. The north end wing was added in 1976.	[26]
Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building		2005		[27]
Jimenez Hall		1962	An addition was built in 1971. It was named the Juan Ramon Jimenez Bldg. in 1981.	[28]
Jull Hall		1953	It comprises three buildings. It was named after Morley A. Jull, who was head of the Poultry Department.	[29]
Knight Hall		2010	The building houses the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. The building cost approximately $30 million to build.	[30]
LeFrak Hall		1928	Houses the Department of Geography	[31]
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.	[32]
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.	[33]
Mathematics Building		1954	The east wing was added in 1968 and another addition was made in 1981.	[34]
McKeldin Library		1958	It was named after Theodore R. McKeldin a Governor of Maryland and Mayor of Baltimore City.	[35]
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.	[36]
Morrill Hall		1898	Originally called the Science Hall, Morrill Hall is the oldest academic building on campus.	[37]
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.	[38]
Physics Building		1952	Additions were built in 1962 and 1964. The west wing was added in 1967.	[39]
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.	[40]
Reckord Armory		1944	The armory was named in 1961 after Major General Milton A. Reckord, an Adjutant General of Maryland.	[41]
Ritchie Coliseum		1932		[42]
School of Public Health Building			It was originally named Health & Human Performance Building but was renamed in 2008	[43]
Shoemaker Building		1931		[44]
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.	[45]
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.	[46]
South Campus Dining Hall		1974	The building used to be called the Food Services Facility and New Dining Hall.	[47]
Susquehanna Hall		1991	Formerly called the South Campus Surge Building.	[48]
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.	[49]
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.	[50]
Tawes Fine Arts Building		1965	The building was renovated in 2008.	[51]
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.	[52]
Tydings Hall		1961	In 1969 the building was named for Millard E. Tydings a U.S. Senator from Maryland.	[53]
Van Munching Hall		1992	A new wing was added in 2002. Currently the building houses the Business School previously housed in Tydings Hall.	[54]
Wind Tunnel Building		1949		[55]
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.	[56]

Residence Halls (Dormitories)

Building	Image	Constructed	Notes	Reference
Allegany Hall		1954		[57]
Anne Arundel Hall		1937	Anne Arundel Hall was originally called Dormitory B.	[58]
Baltimore Hall		1921	Baltimore Hall was originally named Silvester Hall. In 1954 it was renamed to Baltimore Hall and was renovated in 1970.	[59]
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.	[60][61]
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.	[62]
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.	[63][64]
Caroline Hall		1954		[65]
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.	[66]
Cecil Hall		1959		[67]
Centreville Hall		1962	It was named after the county seat of Queen Anne's County, Centreville, MD.	[68]
Charles Hall		1954		[69]
Chestertown Hall		1962	It was named after the county seat of Kent County, Chestertown, MD.	[70]
Cumberland Hall		1963	It was named after the county seat of Allegany County, Cumberland, MD.	[71]
Denton Hall		1964	Named after the county seat of Caroline County, Denton, MD.	[72]
Dorchester Hall		1959		[73]
Easton Hall		1965	Named after the county seat of Talbot County, Easton, MD.	[74]
Elkton Hall		1965	Named after the county seat of Cecil County, Elkton, MD.	[75]
Ellicott Hall		1966	Named after the county seat of Howard County, Ellicott City, MD.	[76]
Frederick Hall		1948	Named after the county seat of Frederick County, Frederick, MD. In 1959 an addition to the dorm was built.	[77]
Garrett Hall		1948		[78]
Hagerstown Hall		1967	Named after the county seat of Washington County, Hagerstown, MD.	[79]
Harford Hall		1944		[80]
Howard Hall		1940	Originally called Dormitory L. In 1946 the 3rd floor was renovated.	[81]
Kent Hall		1944		[82]
LaPlata Hall		1968	Named after the county seat of Charles County, LaPlata, MD.	[83]
Montgomery Hall		1954		[84]
Oakland Hall		2011	Named after the county seat of Garrett County, Oakland, MD.	[85]
Prince Georges Hall		1944		[86]
Queen Anne's Hall		1949		[87]
Somerset Hall		1949		[88]
St. Mary's Hall		1932	Originally named Margaret Brent Hall. In 1954 the name was changed to St. Mary's Hall.	[89]
Talbot Hall		1948		[90]
Washington Hall		1940	In 1946, the 3rd floor was renovated.	[91]
Wicomico Hall		1954		[92]
Worchester Hall		1959		[93]

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