NC State’s Historic Thompson Hall to Reopen Aug. 17

North Carolina State University will celebrate the reopening of Frank Thompson Hall with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Aug. 17, at 10:30 a.m. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held inside Thompson Hall’s Titmus Theatre.

Media are invited to attend the ceremony, which will be followed by self-guided building tours. Frank Thompson Hall is located on Dunn Avenue on NC State’s campus. Parking is available in the Coliseum deck located beside Thompson Hall on Dunn Avenue.

The two-year, $16.8 million renovation included the construction of two new state-of-the-art theatres (Titmus Theatre and Kennedy McIlwee Theatre) and teaching spaces, new Crafts Center studios, enhanced and expanded public spaces, and the addition of elevators and improved ADA accessibility throughout the building.

Thompson Hall was originally built in 1925 and served as NC State’s first gymnasium. It was named for Frank Thompson, undergraduate captain of NC State’s football and baseball teams who died in service in World War I. During its 84-year history, Thompson has been home to various programs including ROTC, registration and records, and the music department, before University Theatre and the Crafts Center made Thompson their home in 1969.

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