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Furman History and Traditions

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Dates of Construction and Renovation of Furman Buildings on current campus

 

Building

Year Opened

Year(s) Renovated

Alester G. Furman, Jr. Administration Building

1957 (named 1969)

 

Amphitheater

1999

 

Alley Gymnasium

1958

2005

Asia Garden (formerly The Japanese Garden)

1963

2006

Baseball Stadium

Renamed Latham Baseball Stadium in 2008.

1955

 

Greenbelt Community

 

2007, 2008

Blackwell Residence Hall

1967

2006

Blue Shoes Track House

2018

 

Bryan Center for Military Studies

2000

 

Buddhist Temple/Place of Peace

2008

 

Charles E. Daniel Dining Hall

1958

2006, 2014

Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel

1997

 

Charles H. Townes Center for Science

2008

 

Cherrydale Alumni House

Built: 1852-1857 
Moved:1999

1860, 1997

Chiles Residence Hall

1968

2006, 2017

Cliffs Cottage/Southern Living House

Renovated to become Center for Sustainability. Renamed for President David E. Shi in 2010. Renamed Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities in 2020.

2008

 

DeSantis Pavilion

2005

 
Earle Student Health Center
(formerly Joseph Baylis Earle Infirmary)
1981

2011 (lower level only)

Eugene E. Stone III Soccer Stadium

1995

2012-2013

Furman Golf Course/Golf Club

1957

2008

Furman Mall

2002

 

Gambrell Residence Hall

1968 (named 1974)

2007, 2017

Geer Residence Hall

1958

2008

Hartness Pavilion

1987

 

Haynsworth Residence Hall

1961

2001, 2011, 2016-2017

Herman N. Hipp Hall

2002

 

Herman Lay Physical Activities Center (PAC)

1973

2008

Herring Center for Continuing Education

2012

 

Homozel Mickel Daniel Music Building

1975

 

Intercollegiate Athletics Building

1958

2005

Irwin Belk Complex for Track and Field

1997

 

James Buchanan Duke Library

1958

2004

James C. Furman Classroom Building

Named in 1958. In 2020, the building was rededicated as Furman Hall.

1956

2005

John E. Johns Hall

1998

 

John L. Plyler Hall of Science.

Center section of Science Building completed in 1958. In 1966, two wings added and entire building named. 

1958

1966, 2006, 2008

Judson Residence Hall

1961

2002, 2012, 2014-2015

Lakeview Hall

2024

Latham Baseball Stadium

2008

2012-2013

McAlister Auditorium

1960

2017

McBee Residence Hall

1961

2005, 2013, 2015-2016

McGlothlin Residence Hall

1958

2005

Manly Residence Hall

1956

2010

Minor Herndon Mickel Tennis Center

1996

 

Milford Mall

1995

 

Montague Village

1958

1984, 2001

Nan Trammell Herring Music Pavilion

1998

 

North Village

First phase 1998

2001

Old College

Built: 1851

Moved: 1958

Paladin Stadium

1981

2012-2013

Pepsi Stadium (Softball Field)

2001

2012

The Playhouse

1969

2011

Poteat Residence Hall

1958

2007

Ramsay Residence Hall

1961

2008, 2016-2017

REK Center for Intercollegiate Golf

1997

2012

Richard W. Riley Hall

1994

 

Robert B. King Football Practice Field

 

2003

Rose Garden [now the Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden]

1961

Named in 1999

The Shack

1937

Moved: 1962, renovated: 2008

Thomas Anderson Roe Art Building

1986

 

Thomas Spann Farmer Hall

2007

 

Thoreau Cabin

2009

 

Timmons Arena

1998

2021

Townes Residence Hall

1961

2010, 2015-2016

Trone Student Center

2012-2013

 

University Center [now part of the Trone Student Center]

1998

2005

Watkins Student Center [now part of the Trone Student Center]

1965

1981

White Oaks

Built 1957, donated 1992

 

Woodlands at Furman (Retirement Community)

2009

 

Younts Conference Center

2005