Dallas Hall is a historic building on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. The building was designed by the architectural firm Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge. Robert Stewart Hyer (1860-1929), the first President of SMU, chose Georgian architecture after the architecture of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.


Location Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

Coordinates 32°50′42″N 96°47′5″WCoordinates: 32°50′42″N 96°47′5″W

Area less than one acre

Built 1915

Architect Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge

Architectural style Georgian architecture

MPS Georgian Revival Buildings of Southern Methodist University TR (AD)

NRHP Reference 78002913


Dallas Hall is a 57,687 gross square foot facility utilized for by Dedman College as both academic and office space. All freshmen pass through Dallas Hall as they begin their college career at SMU.

Dallas Hall is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. Dallas Hall turns one hundred years old in 2015.

Dallas Hall is located at 3225 University Boulevard on the SMU Campus in Dallas, Texas. LEED Gold certification was scheduled to coincide with Dallas Hall's one hundred year anniversary.



Contact Detail:
Southern Methodist University
PO Box 750100
Dallas, Texas
75275-0100
214-768-2000