DeMeritt Hall History

DeMeritt Hall is named after Albert DeMeritt, the Durham representative to the NH legislature who organized the effort to secure state funding for the new building.  The original building cost about $80,000 to build and was completed in about a year.  It originally housed the physics, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering departments.  The building has been put to many uses over the years.  It was a temporary dormitory when construction of Fairchild Hall was not quite complete at the beginning of the school year.  It was home to the School of Architecture, and drawing classes were held here for some time.

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