7. 1746-2000
Photo by Dino Palomares
From 1746 to September 2000 (when the Frist Campus Center opened), Princetonians bemoaned the lack of a truly central, communal and multifaceted space for campus life activities. During and after World War II, Murray-Dodge Hall had served as a USO for undergraduate trainees and veterans. In 1954, sections of East Pyne and Chancellor Green—the former library and its reference room—were converted into a small social center and cafeteria. Now, the Princeton community makes constant use of Frist—a six-level, 185,000-square-foot, $48 million facility that includes a food gallery, study and recreational lounges, computer clusters, classrooms, a film and performance theater, a library, offices for students, faculty and administrators, and much more. The campus center was designed by Robert Venturi ’47 *50 and named for the Frist family, including Tennessee Senator, Senate Majority Leader, and University charter trustee William Frist ’74, who donated $25 million to the University for this project.
- To learn more about notable Princeton undergraduate
alumni, see icon #4, 5,
and 10, quotation #3,
4, 5, 8,
10, 14, 16,
17, 18, 19,
20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25,
27, 29, 33,
36, 37, and 41,
and Café Vivian picture #1, 5,
7, 15, 17,
39, 41, 55,
57, 59, 74,
76, 84, 88,
99, 101, 102,
107, 110, and 123.
- To learn more about the Frist Campus Center, see
icon #5 and 8, quotation
#5 and 39, and Café
Vivian picture #114 and 124.
- To learn more about Princeton during World War
II, see quotation #37, and Café Vivian
picture #65, 82, 88,
113, and 120.
- To learn more about student life at Princeton,
see icon #1, quotation #9,
18, and 22, and Café
Vivian picture #9, 12,
16, 18, 23,
24, 45, 53,
79, 82, 84,
89, 92, 96,
97, 106, 109,
113, 115, 116,
117, 129, and 132.
- To learn more about campus grounds and buildings, see icon #1, 5, and 8, quotation #5, 9, 28, and 39, and Café Vivian picture #4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 16, 20, 25, 30, 33, 37, 40, 46, 48, 54, 58, 61, 62, 67, 68, 71, 78, 85, 87, 95, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 108, 109, 111, 118, 124, 127, and 133.