Murray Hall (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

Home to the English department and numerous classrooms.

Former Rutgers Engineering School

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The former home of the College of Engineering, Murray Hall opened in 1909, at the time of the centennial of Old Queen's. Designed by Douwe D. Williamson (Class of 1870) and Frederick P. Hill (Class of 1883), the building was partially supported by a gift of $25,000 from Andrew Carnegie. Renovated in 1964 to house the departments of Regional Planning and Electrical Engineering, it presently is used for classrooms and office space for the English department. The building is named for David Murray, professor of mathematics and astronomy at Rutgers College, 1863-1876, and college trustee, 1892-1905. Murray was instrumental in assisting George C. Cook with establishing the Rutgers Scientific School and with securing land-grant status for the college in 1864. From 1873 to 1879 he served as advisor to the Japanese Imperial Minister of Education and received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan