Woodbridge Hall

Woodbridge Hall was built in 1901 alongside the University’s Bicentennial Buildings (University Commons, the Memorial Rotunda, and Woolsey Hall).  Designed by architects Carrère and Hastings, the limestone Beaux Arts building has long served as one of Yale’s most important administrative buildings, and is named for Rev. Timothy Woodbridge—one of Yale’s ten original trustees.  Since the presidency of Arthur Twining Hadley, the building’s second floor has housed the Office of the President, with the adjacent Corporation Room serving as the meeting place of Yale’s governing board. In recent years, Woodbridge Hall has undergone careful restoration and accessibility upgrades, including the careful relocation of its granite stairs and the preservation or replication of its historic windows. These efforts have ensured that the building retains its early-20th-century character while continuing to function as the core of administration in the heart of today’s campus.