Virginia Hall
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Why it's listed
Virginia Hall is a four-story brick dormitory on the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas, built in 1927 to designs by architect Wyatt C. Hedrick. The rectangular building has an intersecting gable roof covered in slate. Its facades follow a three-part, Palladian-type arrangement. The north side has projecting end gables, while the main south front has a projecting entrance block with a column-supported portico. Details are restrained, including voussoirs, keystones and cornice dentils. The hall borders the entry to the campus and forms the west side of the dormitory quadrangle. It was listed as a good southwestern example of Georgian Revival architecture in a planned academic setting, and it belongs to a group of Georgian Revival buildings at the university. Interior remodeling by Collins and Dryden took place in 1963, and the building remains in good condition and still serves as a dormitory, its original use.
Significance in brief: The form describes it as a good southwestern example of Georgian Revival architecture in a planned academic setting. Its areas of significance are architecture and education. It is part of a thematic group of Georgian Revival buildings at Southern Methodist University.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80004097, listed September 27, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 3325 Dyer St., Dallas |
|---|---|
| County | Dallas County |
| Listed | September 27, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80004097 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Wyatt C. Hedrick |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Physical condition is listed as good; original and present use are both dormitory. Interior remodeling took place in 1963. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.84299, -96.78665 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80004097.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q55637154
- This listing as JSON
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