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Opened in 1913, the auditorium was designed by Albert Kahn and Associates. It was renovated by the same firm beginning in 2002 and was re-opened in 2004. With seating for up to 3,538 (originally 4,100 prior to the 2004 renovation) audience members, Hill is used for large productions on campus.
- 3,500
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jun 18, 2001 · Built by the Detroit firm Farrand & Votey, it was named for Henry Simmons Frieze, professor of Latin language and literature in the latter part of the 19th century and first president of the University Musical Society. That organ was replaced by a new organ in 1928, built by the famous Skinner Organ Company of Boston.
Hill Auditorium was built by noted architectural firm Kahn and Wilby. Completed in 1913, the renowned concert hall was inaugurated at the 20th Ann Arbor May Festival, and has continued to be the site of thousands of concerts, featuring everyone from Leonard Bernstein and Cecilia Bartoli to Bob Marley and Bob Dylan.
Kahn and associate Wilby, in consultation with acoustical engineer Tallant of New York, created a large, distinctive auditorium with superior acoustics. It cost $282,000, and James L. Stuart of Pittsburgh built it. The massive exterior block is broken by an engaged unfluted Doric colonnade in antis that frames the stone entrance like a proscenium.
Nov 8, 2012 · In addition to Hill’s large donation, $150,000 was necessary to purchase the required land and begin construction. LSA alum Tamar Galed, whose history thesis focuses on Hill Auditorium, wrote that in order to procure the required funding, politician Charles Sink, who would later serve as UMS president, traveled to the state legislature.
Apr 20, 2024 · Hill Auditorium was built by noted architectural firm Kahn and Wilby, with the intention of developing a hall with perfect acoustics, and it is said that you can literally hear a pin drop on the stage from the farthest seat in the room.
Hill Auditorium was built using $200,000 that Arthur Hill, U-M regent, alumnus, and Saginaw lumber baron, had left in his will for that purpose. It was the first university building on the north side of North University, replacing U-M professor Alexander Winchell’s 1858 octagon house.
