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Kirkland Hall with two towers
Kirkland Hall, designed by William Crawford Smith, was built in 1874 as the first teaching building at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Located on the then 74-acre Vanderbilt's Main Campus, it burned down in 1905 due to a large fire and was rebuilt in 1906.[1] In the following years, many renovations and reconstructions took place on a variety of scales. In 2015, the FUTURE VU Initiative was proposed, with one of the projects being the Kirkland Hall renovation.[2][3] Initially projected to be completed in October 2023, the project was only finalized in the early months of 2024.[3]
Kirkland Hall rebuilt with only one tower
The original Kirkland Hall – also named Main Building, Old Main, University Hall, and College Hall[1] – was built originally in Victorian Gothic style,[4][5] with two towers flanking the centered gable, here protruding out, much like a pediment.[6] After the 1905 fire, Kirkland Hall was rebuilt in Italianate style, with only one tower reconstructed. A new bell was funded to replace the previous old bell with donations from alumni, Vanderbilt students, and across Nashville.[1] In 1937, chancellor James Hampton Kirkland ended his leadership and he died on August 5, 1939. The board, out of respect for his contributions to the university, renamed the building from Old Main (called College Hall in recent years) to Kirkland Hall.[4]
Until March 2024, the Kirkland Hall renovation has still remained closed, allegedly due to construction. Protests took place inside and outside of the building, leading to several students suspended.[7]
^ abcSterkenburg, Sara (October 17, 2018). "The History of Kirkland Hall Topic of New Exhibition". Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^"What is FutureVU?". Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ abYao, Young (February 3, 2024). "Kirkland Hall construction complete, other on-campus construction continues". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
^ abConkin, Paul (1985). Gone with Ivy: A biography of Vanderbilt University. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press. pp. 19, 21, 41, 55, 64, 70, 73–74, 114–117, 191–196, 243, 291, 358, 367, 402, 411, 529–531, 547–555, 609–611. ISBN 0-87049-452-X.
^Ercan, Izzy (September 5, 2017). "E. Bronson Ingram Hall, Vanderbilt's newest residential college, set to open fall 2018". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^McAlester, Virginia (2015). A Field Guide to American Houses. Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 267, 268. ISBN 978-1-4000-4359-0.
^"BREAKING: Divest Coalition protesters sit in at Kirkland Hall, at least seven suspended". The Vanderbilt Hustler. March 26, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
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