The University of Tennessee at Martin

A Virtual History


History of Campus Buildings

Name(s) of Building: Business Administration Building, Browning Hall and Men's Residence Hall
Dates of Construction: 1950-1951
Completion Date: 1951
Cost: $405,000
Brief History: To keep up with growing needs of the student body for housing a new men's residence hall was built in 1951. It was designed to housed 150 students and contained the Student Recreation Center, sometimes referred to as "the Wagon Wheel". On December 5, 1966, the building was officially dubbed Browning Hall in honor of Governor Gordon Browning. Between 1967 and 1973 the building was used as both a women's and men's dormitory. In 1975, the building was converted into offices and classrooms. Two years later the Business Administration Department relocated to Browning Hall from the Hall-Moody Administration Building. The name Browning Hall was changed to the Business Administration Building in 1990 and is at present used by the Business Administration Department.
Return