Memorial Hall

Delaware, United States

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Memorial Hall stands at the center of the University of Delaware's Green in Newark, a Georgian Revival structure completed in 1923–25 by the Philadelphia firm Day & Klauder as part of their master plan for the campus. Originally designed as the university's library under President Walter Hullihen, the building was scaled back from its initial design for economy. The 1½-story, H-shaped structure features brick walls, white wooden trim, double-hung sash windows, and a central hipped roof flanked by gable-roofed wings. Ionic-columned porticos mark the north and south entrances, with the central hall serving as a memorial to Delawareans who died in World War I. After a 1940 flood-driven remodel and expansion, library operations relocated to Morris Library in 1963, and the building now houses the Department of English. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.