Dallas Hall

Dallas Hall is a historic building on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.HistoryThe building was designed by the architectural firm Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge. Robert Stewart Hyer (1860-1929), the first President of SMU, chose Georgian architecture after the architecture of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.According to SMU historian Darwin Payne, construction began on November 28, 1912. It was dedicated in 1915, making it the first building on campus. Given its monumental size, it gave the nickname of "The Hilltop" to SMU.Over the year, it has been home to classrooms, offices, a chapel, a hamburger grill, a post office and a barbershop. It celebrated its 100th anniversary on November 12, 2012 with a dinner for university administrators and donors.It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 17, 1978.