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Home > Departments > Facilities Planning & Design > Campus Info > Building Profiles > South Campus Building Profiles > Allen Hall

Allen Hall

Allen Hall

Facility:
Number:
Function:
Gross Square Feet:
Construction Cost:
Completed:
Architect:

Allen Hall
0012
Academic
41,890
$1,015,000
June, 1956
Paul Schweiker

OCCUPANTS 

Allen Hall Occupany Report  Adobe Reader Document (PDF)

FUNCTION 

Originally Baird Hall, until that name moved to the North Campus, Allen Hall was built as the music building for a proposed (but never completed) Fine Arts Center. It is now well known to listeners of WBFO, an NPR station. It houses the recording studios as well as a performance hall, the site of Opus Classics and other events.

NAMESAKE 

Cornelia Hopkins AllenCornelia Hopkins Allen (1896-1979) was an associate professor of Social Work at the university. She supervised many programs between the School of Social Work and the community. After retiring from the University, she became director of social services at Meyer Memorial Hospital (now ECMC) and was involved in community work for Cradle Beach Camp in Angola.