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Phone (516) 463-6407
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Builders and Founders

An exhibition of materials from the Hofstra University Archives

This online exhibition depicts 14 of the University's south campus buildings completed before 1965. You will see an enlarged photo of a building with a brief outline of the buildings' current uses, square footage, architect and completion date. If you click on the bolded name, you will see a photo of which the building is named for and a brief biographical sketch. This exhibition consists of a select grouping of Hofstra buildings, watch for additional campus buildings and views!


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Slideshow Instructions
• Click on the numbers across the middle to view each image.
• Move your mouse over an image to see a caption.
• Click on the Play/Pause icon on the lower right to activate or deactivate the automatic slideshow.