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| Institution Name: Voorhees College
Original/Historic Place Name: Massachusetts Hall
Location on Campus: Academic Circle
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s): Type of Place: Individual building
Style(s): (Glossary)
Materials:
| Foundation: none specified | | Walls: brick | | Roof: none specified | | | Function:
| 1930-present (2007) | other (offices) | | 1930-present (2007) | auditorium | | 1930-present (2007) | classrooms | | ca. 2004-present (2007) | administration (Admissions and Records, financial aid) | | ca. 2004-present (2007) | other (computer hub) |
Significance: architecture, education, history
Landmark designation: | National Register | Voorhees College Historic District (1982) | Narrative: see below
References: see below |
Narrative:
Massachusetts Hall was funded by the Eastern Diocese of Massachusetts in and around Boston and the General Education Board of the Rockefeller Foundation, and was completed in 1932. It was considered the main academic building for years. It currently houses classrooms, computer labs, the main auditorium on campus, the Admissions and Records offices and the Financial Aid offices.
| References: | | I. Bibliographic sources: | Voorhees College Historic District. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1982.
| | II. Location of other data: | | University: Library, Special Collections | | SHPO | | Government Offices | |
