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{{Infobox Historic building
|name                    = South Dining Hall
|alternate_names         = SDH
|image                   = File:South Dining Hall.jpg
|caption                 = South Dining Hall
|coordinates             = 
|location_town           = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame]], [[Indiana]]
|location_country        = [[United States]]
|architect               = [[Ralph Adams Cram]]
|client                  = [[University of Notre Dame]]
|status                  = Dining Hall
|engineer                =
|construction_start_date = December 1926 <ref>{{cite journal |title=The Week |journal=[[Notre Dame Scholastic]] |volume=60 |issue=11 |page=325 |url=http://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0060/VOL_0060_ISSUE_0011.pdf |accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref>
|completion_date         = November 1927
|height                  = 
|owner                   = [[The University of Notre Dame]]
|date_demolished         =
|cost                    = $1 million <ref>{{cite news |title=South Dining Hall |url=http://archives.nd.edu/observer/1998-08-28_v32_005.pdf |accessdate=31 July 2020 |work=The Observe |date=August 28, 1998}}</ref>
|structural_system       =
|style                   = [[Collegiate Gothic]]
|size                    = 
| website =  [[Website|www.dome.nd.edu]]
|embedded                =
  {{Infobox NRHP
| embed         = yes
| name          = South Dining Hall
| nrhp_type     = cp
| nocat         = yes
| image         =
| caption       =
| location      = [[Notre Dame, Indiana]]
| coordinates   = {{coord|41.6995|-86.2414|display=inline}}
| locmapin      = Indiana
| partof        = [[University of Notre Dame: Main and North Quadrangles]]
| partof_refnum = 78000053
| added         = May 23, 1978
| built         = 1927<ref name="architect">{{cite web|url=http://architect.nd.edu/assets/74747/2012_official_building_list.pdf|title=Official Building Inventory|date=1 October 2015|work=Facilities Design and Operations|publisher=University of Notre Dame|accessdate=11 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044108/http://architect.nd.edu/assets/74747/2012_official_building_list.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| architect     = [[Ralph Adams Cram]]
| architecture  = [[Collegiate Gothic]]
}}
}}

The '''South Dining Hall''' is the larger of the two student dining halls at the [[University of Notre Dame]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} It was designed by [[Ralph Adams Cram]] and built in 1925 in [[collegiate Gothic]] style. 

== History ==
In the 1920s, the growing student population lead to demand for a new dining hall to host the entire student body of more than two thousand.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The New  Dining Hall Architecturall |journal=Alumnus |date=November 1927 |volume=6 |issue=3 |page=75 |url=http://www.archives.nd.edu/Alumnus/VOL_0006/VOL_0006_ISSUE_0003.pdf |accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=December 17, 1925|title=A.R. Erskine Re-Elected|page=14|work=[[The Indianapolis News]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=16 December 1926|title=Notre Dame Plans Big Dining Hall for Men|page=17|work=[[South Bend Tribune]]|url-status=live}}</ref> Previously, students ate in the [[Main Building (University of Notre Dame)|Main Building]], [[Badin Hall (University of Notre Dame)|Badin Hall]], or off campus, and a lack of facilities had been a major issue for the university.<ref name=":1" /> Planning for the new dining hall were made in 1925 on the location of the former Notre Dame Farms on South Quad after the horse stables were hit by fire on October 13, 1925 and the farms were moved to east of campus near.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Archives |first1=Notre Dame |title=Notre Dame Farms |url=http://www.archives.nd.edu/about/news/index.php/2010/notre-dame-farms/ |website=Notre Dame Archives News & Notes |accessdate=31 July 2020 |date=23 September 2010}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":1" /> The announcement of the new dining hall was made on December 15, 1925, after the building committee had conferred with the architect Ralph Adams Cram.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=December 17, 1925|title=Plan Dining Hall for Notre Dame|page=10|work=[[The Indianapolis Star]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=December 17, 1925|title=Indiana Briefs|page=12|work=[[The Star Press]]|url-status=live}}</ref> Cram, who was a famous Boston architect, had previously received an honorary LL D from the university.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> 

Construction of South Dining Hall started on November 20, 1926, and was contracted to the Sollitt and Sons company.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=November 30, 1926|title=Work Begins on New Dining Hall|page=4|work=[[South Bend Tribune]]|url-status=live}}</ref> The cost of the hall was $750,000 and was expected to be completed by September.<ref name=":2" /> The plan included a large building, 232 by 204 feet, with two main dining rooms, a cafeteria for 300 people, a lay faculty dining room for 150 people, and lounge rooms.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=November 21, 1926|title=Views of proposed Dining Halls at University of Notre Dame|page=5|work=[[South Bend Tribune]]|url-status=live}}</ref> The main dining rooms were expected to accommodate 2000 people.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 24, 1927|title=New Dining Hall to Open Next Month|page=13|work=[[South Bend Tribune]]|url-status=live}}</ref> The basement features storage department, a butcher shop, various food preparation rooms and other facilities.<ref name=":3" />

The structure was formally opened in September 1927, although not all construction was finished.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|date=September 13, 1927|title=Admire Dining Hall|page=2|work=[[South Bend Tribune]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|date=November 20, 1927|title=Attractive Dining Hall of Notre Dame is Popular|page=8|work=[[South Bend Tribune]]|url-status=live}}</ref> At completion, it was admired for its elegant architectural style, and was considered among the most beautiful university dining halls in the country.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> The first meal was served on November 9, 1927.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The New  Dining Hall Architecturall |journal=Alumnus |date=November 1927 |volume=6 |issue=3 |page=124 |url=http://www.archives.nd.edu/Alumnus/VOL_0006/VOL_0006_ISSUE_0003.pdf |accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> 

In 1941, to commemorate the 100 years of the University, the university commissioned Augustine G. Pall to paint murals on the walls of the Cafeteria.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|date=4 January 1942|title=Murals on Walls of Cafeteria at Notre Dame Launch Historical Series|page=25|work=[[South Bend Tribune]]|url-status=live}}</ref> The murals, unveiled in 1942, depicted several moments and figures from university history, including [[John Augustine Zahm|John Zahm]] and [[Julius Nieuwland]], [[Edward Sorin]], and others.<ref name=":6" />

== Description ==
The building features two large dining rooms flanking a central cafeteria area where food is served.

The dining hall features a large replica painted by [[Lumen Martin Winter]] of the [[Last Supper (da Vinci)|Last Supper]] by [[Leonardo DaVinci]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sutton |first1=Heidi |title=Rediscovering Lumen Martin Winter at the Long Island Museum {{!}} TBR News Media |url=https://tbrnewsmedia.com/rediscovering-lumen-martin-winter-at-the-long-island-museum/ |accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> When Notre Dame hosted Navy recruits during WWII, family-style dining in South Dining Hall was substituted by quicker cafeteria service <ref>{{cite web |last1=Leonard |first1=Tod |title=Notre Dame football owes huge debt to Navy |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sd-sp-college-football-notre-dame-vs-navy-history-20181023-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> A rivalry between supporters of South Dining Hall and those of North Dining Hall exists on campus.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Great Dining Hall Debate|url=https://www.hercampus.com/school/notre-dame/great-dining-hall-debate|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Her Campus|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Curley|first=Paige|date=6 October 2016|title=#tbt: When South Dining Hall Went South|work=[[Scholastic (Notre Dame publication)|Scholastic Magazine]]|url=https://scholastic.nd.edu/issues/tbt-when-south-dining-hall-went-south/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The dining hall hosts special meals and luncheons in occasion of particular events, in particular after football games.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Lange|first=Ali Taylor|date=2014-04-12|title=The Best College Dining Halls in America|url=https://www.menshealth.com/trending-news/g19539618/college-food/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Men's Health|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":8" />

It has been described as one of the best dining halls in America.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Penn|first=Alyson|title=The 15 Best Dining Halls On College Campuses|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/best-college-dining-halls-2014-9|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Business Insider}}</ref>

==References==
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{{University of Notre Dame}}
[[:Category:University of Notre Dame buildings and structures]]
[[:Category:School buildings completed in 1927]]
[[:Category:National Register of Historic Places in St. Joseph County, Indiana]]
[[:Category:Historic district contributing properties in Indiana]]
[[:Category:University and college administration buildings in the United States]]

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