Name : Cardinal Hall. Originally named Graduates Hall.
Date: 1914; east addition: 1959; west addition: 1962.
Architect: Murphy & Olmsted
Builder: Boyle Robertson Co.
Elevation: 202.50’
Use: The basement level is being utilized by maintenance staff. The History Department occupies a offices on the West wing. Housing Services, Judicial Affairs, and Residence Life occupy offices in the East wing. The rest of the building remains vacant.
• Department of History
• Office of Housing Services
• Office of Residence Life
• Office of Judicial Affairs and Ethical Development
Style: Collegiate Gothic for 1914 and 1959 sections, and a stripped modern 1962 section to the west.
Composition: Original structure is rectangular with a tower element at the west end (looks like an incomplete symmetrical design), modern west wing is a minor element, eastern wing cants to the north and blends with original architecture.
Size: Three stories plus basement; tower is four stories.
Gross square footage—63,546.
Materials: Rusticated granite
Trim: Limestone trim for doors and windows with between-floor horizontal banding. Carved stone statue on campus front of tower.
Roof : Low gable on main block, flat on tower
Windows: Grouped, some fixed, some casement. First floor has a great hall with high ceiling and long, vertical quadruple windows with Gothic tracery.
Doors: Replacement
Note: Structure was used for a combination of functions relating to cafeteria, meeting rooms, bookstore, etc. Building was vacated in 2003 and is available for adaptive use.
Setting: Foundation planting, building backs to Michigan Avenue, N.E.
Architecture: Cardinal Hall is in the Collegiate Gothic style of both Gibbons Hall and Maloney Hall and blends with them in materials, use and general character. Cardinal Hall, however, does not appear to have been completed in accord with the symmetrical style of the other major campus buildings. Though its later additions were compatible they do not reflect the pure Collegiate Gothic of the other Murphy & Olmsted designs on campus. On the interior, the great hall or “Graduate Hall” originally had Tudor Gothic decor that has been partly subsumed in later alterations.
History: Cardinal Hall was in continued and varied use as a student center from its original construction to 2003 when a new student center was opened. It has played a role in the evolution of the university and may, through adaptive reuse, continue to do so in the future. The name has changed several times from Graduates Hall to Cardinal Hall, to University Center, and back to Cardinal Hall.
Significance: Cardinal Hall has campus significance by virtue of its age and Collegiate Gothic style. With compatible additions, it blends well with Gibbons Hall and Maloney Hall, which are also Collegiate Gothic. Cardinal Hall is also important because it was designed by Murphy & Olmsted, which contributed greatly to the architectural qualities of the campus. It is a contributing structure because of its architecture and alignment along Michigan Avenue, N.E.
Condition: The facility is currently empty. The interior has been remodeled in stages. The dining hall interior was renovated into a food court in 1997. Roof work, mechanical and electric system replacements are required. The new Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center has been constructed to better accommodate student life and support activities. All functions previously housed in this building have been moved to alternate locations. Future plans for Cardinal Hall include moving the admissions offices, financial aid offices and student housing in upon completion of needed renovation.
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