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Parker Hall

[Left] Entrance of Parker Hall. [Right] The back of Parker Hall and Busch auditorium.
Date designed: 1899
Date constructed: 1899-1901
Date of Laying of Cornerstone: December 19, 1899
Architectural consultant: Thomas Nolan; Columbia, MO
Named after: William L. Parker (Columbia businessman, Civil War veteran, and donor) and Adolphus Busch, 1839-1913 (founder of Anheuser-Busch breweries and donor)
Historical/alternate names: Parker Memorial Hospital, Memorial Hospital, Busch Auditorium
Please visit the the Counseling Center web site [hyperlink via Internet Archive] for more information and history on Parker Hall.

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Major Revision: June 2016