Procter Hall, interior
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, MP 66
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, MP 66
But the gem in the complex was the dining hall and common rooms in the western wing, known as Procter Hall. Many critics consider Cram's Graduate College to be his finest work in the Collegiate Gothic style, and Procter Hall is the reason why. Modeled on the great dining halls of Oxford and Cambridge, Procter Hall was known for its magnificent stained glass, carved timber ceiling, and pipe organ. A raised dias at one end held the head table.