Names of Buildings and Locations Notes Data current through September 2020. All buildings and locations are situated in Newark unless otherwise indicated. Buildings known only by street addresses are not included. Not included within this list are the following: rooms, wings, and other named portions of buildings; ships and research vessels; grounds other than named athletic fields; parking garages and facilities; houses used for faculty and staff rentals; fraternity and sorority houses not built by the University of Delaware itself; buildings (named or otherwise) no longer extant, owned, or leased by the University of Delaware; buildings used by campus religious ministries unless named; unnamed agricultural outbuildings and facilities; unnamed facilities buildings and plants. Dates refer to the adoption of naming resolutions for buildings, not to construction, openings, or dedications of those buildings. Name of Building or Date of Naming Notes Location Resolution Building not named by resolution. By terms of settlement with the Trustees of the Academy of Newark in the Academy Building N/A Delaware Court of Chancery in 1975, the University of Delaware agreed to name the building as the “Academy of Newark Building” as part of the completion of transfer of ownership of the building. Building named by resolution for Francis Alison, prominent colonial Presbyterian clergyman and founder of a Alison Hall 1953 free school in New London, Pennsylvania in 1743, which subsequently developed into the Academy of Newark and the University of Delaware. Building is an addition to Alison Hall; not named by resolution other than that adopted in 1953 for the original Alison Hall West N/A portion of Alison Hall (see Alison Hall above). Allen Biotechnology Building named by resolution for Charles C. Allen, Jr., President of Allen’s Hatchery, Inc., and a major 1996 Laboratory benefactor of the University of Delaware. Building named by resolution as Alumni Hall. Building formerly known as Purnell Hall since its acquisition by Alumni Hall 1970 Delaware College in 1903. American Philosophical N/A Building not named by resolution; currently used by the American Philosophical Association. Association 2 Ammon Pinizzotto Building named by resolution for Carol A. Ammon and Marie E. Pinizzotto, significant benefactors to the Biopharmaceutical 2018 University of Delaware. Ammon serves as a member of the university’s Board of Trustees. Innovation Center Building named by resolution for Amy E. du Pont, who held a lifelong philanthropic interest in the University Amy du Pont Music 1971 of Delaware, beginning with her service on the Advisory Committee to the Women’s College of Delaware and Building her establishment of the Unidel Foundation. Building named by resolution for S. Samuel Arsht and Roxanna Cannon Arsht, who were significant benefactors to the University of Delaware. Roxanna Cannon Arsht was appointed as a Judge for the Family Arsht Hall (Wilmington) 1989 Court in 1971, becoming the first woman to serve as a state judge in Delaware. S. Samuel Arsht was a partner with the firm of Morris, Nichols, Arsht, and Tunnell. Building originally named by resolution for MBNA America Bank, which was a major benefactor of the University of Delaware University of Delaware. When MBNA was purchased by Bank of America in 2005, the name of this building 2001 Career Center was changed, without resolution, to the Bank of America Career Services Center. Building now known as the University of Delaware Career Center; not named by resolution. Building named by resolution for Bayard Sharp, a Director of Delaware Park and a benefactor of the Bayard Sharp Hall 1998 University of Delaware. Building used as the Saint Thomas Episcopal Church prior to acquisition by the University of Delaware. Belmont Hall N/A Building not named by resolution; known by current name prior to acquisition by the University of Delaware. Building not named by resolution. Known formerly as the Blue and Gold Club from 1971 to 2009. Currently Biden Institute N/A named for Joseph R. Biden, Jr., alumnus and former Vice President of the United States. Bob Carpenter Building named by resolution for R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr., President of the Philadelphia Phillies professional Sports/Convocation 1989 baseball team and Trustee of the University of Delaware. Center Building named by resolution for Robert Hannah, baseball coach for the University of Delaware from 1963 Bob Hannah Stadium 2000 until 2000. Building named by resolution for Harry Fletcher Brown, prominent executive for E. I. du Pont de Nemours Brown Laboratory 1951 and Company, member of the University of Delaware Board of Trustees, and major benefactor of the University of Delaware. Brown Residence Hall 1942 Building named by resolution for Harry Fletcher Brown (see Brown Laboratory above). Cannon Marine Studies Building named by resolution for Harry Laws Cannon, Trustee of the University of Delaware from 1918 to 1974 Laboratory (Lewes) 1940. Building named by resolution for Annie Jump Cannon, who was born in Dover, Delaware and was a Cannon Residence Hall 1952 prominent late nineteenth and early twentieth century astronomer known primarily as the co-creator of the Harvard Classification Scheme, a stellar classification system based on temperature. Carpenter Sports Building named by resolution for R. R. M. Carpenter, Sr., an executive with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and 1948 Building Company and a member of the University of Delaware Board of Trustees. Building named by resolution for Elbert N. Carvel and Ann V. Carvel. Elbert N. Carvel served two terms as Carvel Research and Governor of Delaware, from 1949 to 1953 and again from 1961 to 1965, and as a Trustee of the University of Education Center 2001 Delaware. The Carvel family held strong philanthropic interest in the development of the University of (Georgetown) Delaware. Center for Black Culture N/A Building not named by resolution. Chabad Center for N/A Building not named by resolution. Jewish Life Christiana Towers 1971 Complex named by resolution for Christiana Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. The residential portion 3 Residence Complex of the complex currently is disused, but the name remains in use for the commons building. Building named by resolution for John M. Clayton, who served as United States Senator for Delaware, United Clayton Hall 1971 States Secretary of State, and as Trustee of Newark College and Delaware College. Coastal Engineering N/A Building not named by resolution. Laboratory Building named by resolution for Allan P. Colburn, who served as Chair of the Department of Chemical Colburn Laboratory 1968 Engineering from 1938 to 1947, as Acting President of the University of Delaware from April 1950 to November 1950, and as Provost from 1950 until 1955. Composites Manufacturing Science N/A Building not named by resolution. Laboratory Computing Center N/A Building not named by resolution. Complex named by resolution for Elisha Conover, Professor of Ancient Languages at Delaware College and the University of Delaware from 1895 until 1937. One building originally named by resolution as Raub Hall; Conover Apartments 1959 its name was changed when the present building known as Raub Hall was named by resolution in 1960 (see Raub Hall below). Courtyard by Marriott – N/A Building not named by resolution. Newark Complex named by resolution for Franklin C. Daiber, who served as Director of the marine laboratories of the Daiber Residence 1984 University of Delaware beginning in 1967. He was instrumental in the establishment of the College of Marine Complex (Lewes) and Earth Studies. Delaware Biotechnology N/A Building not named by resolution. Institute Delaware Field House N/A Building not named by resolution. Delaware Geological N/A Building not named by resolution. Survey Delaware Geological N/A Building not named by resolution. Survey Annex Delaware Technology N/A Building not named by resolution. Park Building 4 Building named by resolution for Quaesita Drake, who was Chair of the Department of Chemistry of the Drake Hall 1971 Women’s College of Delaware and was the first female faculty member after Dean Winifred Robinson to hold an earned doctoral degree. Building named by resolution for Pierre S. du Pont, President and Director of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Du Pont Hall 1955 Company and a major philanthropist of the University of Delaware. Early Learning Center N/A Building not named by resolution. East Campus Utility N/A Building not named by resolution. Plant East Hall 1960 Building named by resolution as East Hall. Building formerly used as Delaware National Guard armory. Building not named by resolution; known by current name since acquisition by the University of Delaware Elliott Hall N/A from John L. Elliott in 1916. Current name of building not provided by resolution. Originally known as the Curtis House due to its English Language N/A acquisition by the University of Delaware from Alfred A. Curtis, it was named by resolution as the Curtis Institute House in 1962. 4 Building named by resolution for George Gillespie Evans and Charles Black Evans. George Gillespie Evans was a prominent member of the Delaware College Board of Trustees from 1856 until his death in 1904. His Evans Hall 1929/1933 son Charles Black Evans was a Delaware attorney and Trustee of Delaware College and the University of Delaware from 1898 to 1933. The first resolution named the building for George Gillespie Evans in 1929; the second resolution named the building for both men in 1933. Building named by resolution for John Ewing, a colonial scholar, pupil of Francis Alison, Trustee of the Ewing Hall 1981 Academy of Newark, and Provost of the University of Pennsylvania. Originally known as the Kirkbride Office Building. Fischer Greenhouse Building named by resolution for Robert A. Fischer, Sr., prominent Delaware businessman and benefactor of 1989 Laboratory the University of Delaware. Frank and Yetta Building not named by resolution.