Historic Mount Allison: Fourth Male Academy building, Palmer Hall (1934-2003)

This building was officially opened in January 1934. It was made from local red sandstone with grey trim and comprised three storeys and a basement. It provided accommodation for eighty students in single and double rooms, staff accommodation for twelve faculty members, a separate residence for the Academy Principal in the east wing, and included an eight-bed hospital, an isolation hospital, a chapel, billiard room, dining room, kitchen, and living room.

It functioned as an Academy residence until 1952 when the Academy ceased operations. It then became a residence for University freshmen and Commerce students.

In 1959 it was renovated, renamed the James Marshall Palmer Hall in honour of a former Principal of the Academy, and became a University women’s residence. It remained thus until it was demolished in 2003 to make room for the construction of Campbell Hall.