Harrison Hall

Information Room Layout Rates Find Harrison Apply For Housing

Virtual Tour

Take the Harrison Hall Virtual Tour
Load time: Approximately 1 min.

Welcome

The staff at Harrison Hall is eager to accommodate your social, educational, and developmental needs. The Cavalier Club, the hall student government, organizes a variety of traditional events, such as a Floor "crazy"-Olympic competition called Tri-C, a number of dances, holiday parties for underprivileged children, and an annual Luau with McCutcheon Hall. The 16 resident assistants and 2 staff residents in Harrison also provide a variety of educational and social opportunities. Recent events have included volunteering at the Tippecanoe County Humane Society and Imagination Station, a Halloween Haunted Lobby, and a variety of game tournaments.

Please enjoy your visit and give our office a call at (765) 494-2640 if you have any questions. We are here to help our students succeed.

Julie Talz, General Manager
jtalz@purdue.edu

Annette Brown, Residential Life Manager
abbrown@purdue.edu

Russ Wetli, Facilities Manager
wetlir@purdue.edu

Erik Kurdelak, Interim Harrison Grillé Operations Manager
ekurdela@purdue.edu

107 MacArthur Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906-4232
(765) 494-2640

Harrison History

Named after Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, Harrison Hall opened in 1966. He was born on August 20, 1833. He was a student at Cary Farmer's College near Cincinnati and later at Miami University where he graduated from in 1852. After a course in law at Cincinnati he moved to Indianapolis, where he began the practice of law.

With the advent of the Civil War, he organized a regiment of volunteers of which he became the colonel. At the end of the war, he held the rank brevet brigadier general. He was elected to the United States Senate from Indiana in 1881. In 1888 he was elected President of the United States, but was defeated for re-election by Governor Grover Cleveland in 1892. After this election, Mr. Harrison returned to his law practice in Indianapolis.

Despite the high office he held and the many duties of a busy life, Mr. Harrison maintained his interest in youth and education. He served on the Board of Trustees of Purdue University from July 1895 to March 1901, and to this date is the most famous man to serve the University board. During his tenure as a trustee, Harrison gave the benefit of his vast experience in public life and world affairs. Mr. Harrison died in Indianapolis on March 13, 1901.