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 +======Munson Hall======
  
 +**Constructed**: 1898
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 +**Architect**: Emory A. Ellsworth, Holyoke, Mass.
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 +===== Design and Construction =====
 +<html><div style="float:right; padding-left:20px; padding-bottom:15px;"><a href="http://scua.library.umass.edu/speccollimages/referenceimages/RG150-0003363.png"><img src="http://scua.library.umass.edu/speccollimages/referenceimages/RG150-0003363.png" alt="Munson Hall" style="width:220px; border:1px solid #333; padding:5px;" /></a>
 +<br /><a href="http://scua.library.umass.edu/speccollimages/referenceimages/RG150-0004844.png"><img src="http://scua.library.umass.edu/speccollimages/referenceimages/RG150-0004844.png" alt="Munson Hall" style="width:220px; border:1px solid #333; padding:5px;" /></a>
 +<br /><a href="http://scua.library.umass.edu/speccollimages/referenceimages/RG150-0004843.png"><img src="http://scua.library.umass.edu/speccollimages/referenceimages/RG150-0004843.png" alt="Munson Hall" style="width:220px; border:1px solid #333; padding:5px;" /></a></div></html>
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 +A two-story building in brick, with wood and brownstone trim, Munson Hall was originally built as a veterinary laboratory under the guidance of James B. Paige, for whom it was originally named.  The features of the building defy simple categorization, but include a porch with classical columns and heavy entablature molding under the roof. The exterior draws upon an eclectic mix of design, ranging from late Queen Anne fusing with Colonial Revival and a tincture of Gothic.
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 +The paired semi-circular bays and hipped roof with a central dormer contribute to the symmetry of the building.  In later years, Munson Hall has housed the University's Communications and Marketing Division, including the //Campus Chronicle//, News Office, Publications, and //UMass Magazine//.  
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 +===== Naming of the building=====
 +In 1951, when a new veterinary pathology building was completed, what was then called [[p:paige_laboratory|Paige Laboratory]] became the Center for Extension Service and was renamed in honor of Willard A. Munson, a captain of the successful [[f:football|football team]] of 1904 and later director of the Extension Service from 1926 to 1950.
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 +==== Source ====
 +  * Norton, Paul F., //Amherst: A Guide to Its Architecture// (Amherst, 1975)
 +  * //Three Architectural Tours: Selected Buildings on the Campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst// (Amherst, 2000)
 +  * For additional information, consult the University Archives (RG 36/101).
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