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| Michigan State University campus |
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| Demonstration Hall |
| Use |
Intercollegiate athletics, intramural sports, ROTC |
| Style |
Romanesque Revival |
| Erected |
1928 |
| Location |
Athletic complex |
| Namesake |
n/a |
| Architect |
Bowd-Munson |
| Area |
86,627 s.f. |
| Website |
MSU Demonstration Hall |
Demonstration Hall is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University. It was built in 1928 with offices, classrooms, and a riding arena for the Military Science department as a replacement for the Armory (built 1885, razed 1939). Demonstration Hall is known for its unique windows, where many small panes of glass make up a larger window. Many of the panes are of different glass types and ages, giving the building a checkered look. Exhibitions of agricultural stock and implements were often held here, as well as athletic events. It served as the ice rink for the MSU hockey team until Munn Ice Arena was completed in 1974. Today it continues to act as a drill hall for ROTC as well as equipment storage for the Spartan Marching Band and practice facilities for State of Art Winterguard. Additionally, the arena that formerly held an ice rink now holds an indoor hard rink, used for both rollerhockey and indoor soccer.
Demonstration Hall is located at the south end of Demonstration Field, home to the practices of the Spartan Marching Band. Demonstration Field also plays host to the yearly Sparty Spring Party, hosted annually each spring by the University Activities Board and Residence Halls Association. During Sparty Spring Party, the field is often the site of a large outdoor concert. The stage faces north, which allows the backstage area to connect to Demonstration Hall, and allows rooms in the hall to be used by artists and workers, and can serve as a green room.
The north end of Demonstration Field is home to Sparty. Demonstration Hall serves as the backdrop for most views and pictures of the statue. When the statue area was reconstructed in 2005, the old checkered windows on the north side of Demonstration Hall were replaced with matching glass so that the building was a more aesthetically pleasing backdrop to the new statue.
[edit] References
- Kuhn, Madison. (1955). Michigan State: The First Hundred Years, 1855-1955. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 0-87013-222-9.
- Stanford, Linda O., and Dewhurst, C. Kurt. (2002). MSU Campus: Buildings, Places, Spaces. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 0-87013-631-3.
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