You can learn about the architectural history of the Mount Holyoke campus by using Archives and Special Collections.
Mary Lyon Hall and Mary Lyon Chapel opened in 1897 on the former site of Mount Holyoke's original Seminary Building, which burned down in September 1896. The buildings were designed by Gardner, Pyne and Gardner of Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1938, Allen, Collens and Willis of Boston, Massachusetts enlarged and remodeled the original chapel to create Abbey Memorial Chapel.
The following research guide identifies individuals known to have been involved in the design or renovation of buildings and other structures at Mount Holyoke College from 1837 to the present. The date of the completion of work on each building is also listed.
| Building Name | Architect | Date of Completion |
|---|---|---|
|
1837 Hall |
Stubbins, Hugh (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1962 |
|
Abbey Hall |
Orr, Douglas (New Haven, Conn.) |
1939 |
|
Abbey Memorial Chapel |
Allen, Collens, Willis (Boston, Mass.) |
1938 |
|
Alice Withington Rooke Laboratory Theatre |
Stubbins, Hugh (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1966 |
|
Art Building |
Stubbins, Hugh (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1971 |
|
Blanchard Community Center (expansion and renovation) |
Miller Dyer Spears Inc. (Boston, Mass.) |
2003 |
|
Blanchard Community Center (renovation) |
Hillier Group (Princeton, New Jersey) |
1988 |
|
Blanchard Community Center and Dining Commons (expansion, renovation and new construction) |
Bergmeyer Associates, Inc. (Boston, Mass.) |
2018 |
|
Blanchard Hall |
Brockelsby, William (Hartford, Conn.) |
1899 |
|
Boathouse (Ferry Street near Brunelle’s Marina) |
Peterson Architects (Cambridge, Mass.) |
2010 |
|
Brigham Hall |
Brockelsby, William (Hartford, Conn.) |
1897 |
|
Buckland Hall |
Orr, Douglas (New Haven, Conn.) |
1956 |
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Carr Laboratory, See: Cleveland Hall/Carr Laboratory |
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Ciruti Center for Foreign Languages |
Hillier Group (Princeton, New Jersey) |
1989 |
|
Clapp Laboratory |
Putnam and Cox (Boston, Mass.) |
1924 |
|
Cleveland Hall/Carr Laboratory |
Orr, Douglas (New Haven, Conn.) |
1955 |
|
Commissary |
Sturgis, Richard Clipston (Boston, Mass.) |
1918 |
|
Creighton Hall, See: Joanne V. Creighton Hall |
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Dickinson House |
Newhall & Blevins (Boston, Mass.) |
1916 |
|
Dwight Hall |
Newton, George (Boston, Mass.) |
1902 |
|
Dwight Hall (renovation) |
Lawrence Lieberfield Associates, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) |
1975 |
|
Dwight Hall (renovation) |
Gund, Graham (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1990 |
|
Dwight Hall (renovations) |
Hill Engineers, Architects, Planners, Inc. (Pittsfield, Mass.) |
2008 |
|
Dwight Hall (renovations) |
Hill Engineers, Architects, Planners, Inc. (Pittsfield, Mass.) |
2010 |
|
Eliot House |
Koch, Carl (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1961 |
|
Ellen and Thomas Reese Psychology and Education Building |
Stubbins, Hugh (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1966 |
|
Equestrian Center |
Moore, Richard (Brookline, Mass.) |
1987 |
|
Field Memorial Gateway |
E.C. and G.C. Gardner (Springfield, Mass.) |
1912 |
|
Gettell Amphitheater |
Koch, Carl (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1961 |
|
Gorse Child Study Center |
Orr, Douglas (New Haven, Conn.) |
1952 |
|
Ham Hall |
Stubbins, Hugh (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1965 |
|
Harriet Newhall Center (renovation of former Bookshop Inn) |
Ericson, Elizabeth Spang (Boston, Mass.) |
1979 |
|
Health Center |
Perkins and Will (White Plains, NY) |
1960 |
|
Joanne V. Creighton Hall |
S/L/A/M/ Collaborative (multiple locations) |
2008 |
|
John Payson Williston Observatory |
Peabody and Stearns (Boston, Mass.) |
1881 |
|
Kendade Hall |
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture and Engineering, P.C. (multiple locations) |
2003 |
|
Kendall Hall |
Perry, Shaw & Hepburn, Kehoe and Dean (Boston, Mass.) |
1950 |
|
Kendall Sports and Dance Complex (expansion and renovation) |
Hillier Group (Princeton, New Jersey) |
1984 |
|
Kendall Sports and Dance Complex (expansion and renovation) |
Stantec Inc. (multiple locations) |
2009 |
|
Kohler Building, See: Otto C. Kohler Building |
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Laboratory Theatre, See: Alice Withington Rooke Laboratory Theatre |
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Language Learning Center, See: Ciruti Center for Foreign Languages |
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Library (addition to the original 1870 building) |
Peabody and Stearns (Boston, Mass.) |
1888 |
|
Library (original building which was torn down in 1904) |
Billings, Hammatt (Boston, Mass.) |
1870 |
|
MacGregor Hall |
Stubbins, Hugh (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1967 |
|
Mandelles |
Putnam and Cox (Boston, Mass.) |
1923 |
|
Mary E. Woolley Hall |
Price, Walter F. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
1916 |
|
Mary Lyon Chapel |
Gardner, Pyne and Gardner (Springfield, Mass.) |
1897 |
|
Mary Lyon Hall |
Gardner, Pyne and Gardner (Springfield, Mass.) |
1897 |
|
Mead Hall |
Rand and Skinner (Boston, Mass.) |
1901 |
|
Miles-Smith Science Library |
Gund, Graham (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1992 |
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Observatory, See: John Payson Williston Observatory |
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Otto C. Kohler Building |
Stubbins, Hugh (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1967 |
|
Outing Club Cabin |
Putnam and Cox (Boston, Mass.) |
1929 |
|
Pearsons Hall |
Kerr, C. Powell (New York, N.Y.) |
1897 |
|
Peterson Lodge |
Newton, George (Boston, Mass.) |
1909 |
|
Porter Hall |
Kerr, C. Powell (New York, N.Y.) |
1897 |
|
Pratt Memorial Music Hall |
Newton, George (Boston, Mass.) |
1909 |
|
Pratt Memorial Music Hall (expansion and renovation) |
Stubbins, Hugh (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1967 |
|
Pratt Memorial Music Hall (expansion and renovation) |
Miller Dyer Spears Inc. (Boston, Mass.) |
2001 |
|
Prepared a plan for new campus buildings in 1930 which was never implemented. |
Cram & Ferguson (Boston, Mass.) |
1930 |
|
President's House |
Frazer, Horace (Boston, Mass.) |
1908 |
|
Prospect Hall |
Perkins and Will (White Plains, NY) |
1959 |
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Psychology and Education Building, See: Ellen and Thomas Reese Psychology and Education Building |
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Public Safety and Service Building |
Hill Engineers, Architects, Planners, Inc. (Pittsfield, Mass.) |
2011 |
|
Rockefeller Hall |
Putnam and Cox (Boston, Mass.) |
1923 |
|
Rockefeller Hall (original building) |
Brockelsby, William (Hartford, Conn.) |
1897 |
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Rooke Laboratory Theatre, See: Alice Withington Rooke Laboratory Theatre |
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Safford Hall |
Gardner, Pyne and Gardner (Springfield, Mass.) |
1897 |
|
Seminary Building |
Shepherd, Chauncey (Springfield, Mass.) |
1837 |
|
Shattuck Hall |
Putnam and Cox (Boston, Mass.) |
1932 |
|
Shattuck Hall (original building) |
Earle and Fisher (Worcester, Mass.) |
1892 |
|
Skinner Hall |
Putnam and Cox (Boston, Mass.) |
1916 |
|
Talcott Arboretum |
Hitchings and Co. (New York, N.Y.) |
1899 |
|
Torrey Hall |
Orr, Douglas (New Haven, Conn.) |
1949 |
|
Wilder Hall |
Kerr, C. Powell (New York, N.Y.) |
1899 |
|
Williston Hall |
Peabody and Stearns (Boston, Mass.) |
1876 |
|
Williston Memorial Library |
Newton, George (Boston, Mass.) |
1905 |
|
Williston Memorial Library (addition) |
Allen, Collens, Willis (Boston, Mass.) |
1935 |
|
Williston Memorial Library (renovation) |
Stubbins, Hugh (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1968 |
|
Williston Memorial Library (renovation) |
Gund, Graham (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1992 |
|
Willits-Hallowell Center |
Stubbins, Hugh (Cambridge, Mass.) |
1975 |