Area less than one acre Opened 1892 Added to NRHP 6 December 1996 | NRHP Reference # 96001468 Architectural style Romanesque architecture Architect Edward Dow | |
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Location off Main St., University of New Hampshire campus, Durham, New Hampshire Similar Memorial Union Building, Wildcat Stadium, Whitte Center, University of New Hampshir, Shoals Marine Laboratory | ||
Thompson hall university of new hampshire top 7 facts
Thompson Hall, also commonly referred to locally as "T-hall", is one of the central buildings on the campus of the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. A large brick and stone building, it was designed by Concord architects Dow & Randlett and built in 1892. It was the first building to be built on the Durham campus, and was named for Benjamin Thompson, a farmer who left his entire Durham estate to the state for use as the college campus. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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Map of Thompson Hall, 105 Main St, Durham, NH 03824, USA
Thompson Hall is a Romanesque Revival structure set on a knoll just south of Main Street, with a broad expanse of lawn in between. Its features are characteristic of the style, with heavy massing, granite trim, and a tall clock tower. Although it is nominally 2-1/2 stories in height, it has a raised basement below, and its slate hip roof is pierced by gables, giving four usable stories of space. The tower is a massive square structure, rising five stories to a pyramidal roof, and features a carillon installed in 1952, and a Howard clock donated by the architects. The main block and tower have round turrets projecting from their corners.