The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Duke Hall of Citizenship

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Duke Hall of Citizenship (front facade), Lincoln Memorial University

Institution Name: Lincoln Memorial University
Original/Historic Place Name: Duke Hall of Citizenship
Location on Campus: Campus Quad
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s):

1926-1928

original construction Unknown

Type of Place: Individual building
Style(s): (Glossary)
Materials:

Foundation: concrete

Walls: brick

Roof: shingle

Function:

1928-present (2007)

administration

Significance:
Landmark designation:

none

Narrative: see below
References: see below

Narrative:
The Duke Hall of Citizenship was constructed with financial assistance from Benjamin Duke of North Carolina. This building would become the centerpiece of the campus quad and the university. Beginning in 1928, Duke Hall housed all administrative functions of the university and served as the site for commencement. Many generations of LMU alumni have passed through the doors of Duke at the beginning of their college career to register for classes and later returned to Duke Hall for commencement. Even though other buildings were constructed earlier, the Duke Hall of Citizenship remains a central structure on the LMU campus.

References:

I. Bibliographic sources:

Suppiger, Joseph E. Phoenix of the Mountains: The Story of Lincoln Memorial University. Harrogate, TN: Lincoln Memorial University Press, 2001 (1977).

II. Location of other data: