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Pullen Hall was built by William P. Rose with space for a library, dining hall, assembly hall, and chapel. It was named for Richard Stanhope Pullen.
Pullen Hall was named for Richard Stanhope Pullen, who gave the original 62 acres of land to the university. Old Pullen Hall burned down in 1965.
The Thalerian German Club hosted its first dance in old Pullen Hall.
The library holdings moved from Holladay Hall to the first floor of the old Pullen Hall.
The new cafeteria opened in the old Pullen Hall. Students could receive a month of meals for $25.
Swine Extension agents set up a demonstration in front of the old Pullen Hall during the Farmer's Convention in August 27-29, 1919.
Entomology professor Zeno P. Metcalf debated Bible Conference leader William B. Riley on the topic, "Resolved: That Evolution is a Demonstrated Fact" in the old Pullen Hall.
The original Pullen Hall was destroyed by a fire, which a former student later admitted to setting. The music department lost everything, including over 300 band instruments, four pianos, and $15,000 worth of sheet music. The fire also destroyed the department's facilities. Pullen Hall was built in 1902 and was the center of campus activities in the early twentieth century. It was located on the site of present-day Peele Hall parking lot. A few years later, another building on campus was built and named Pullen Hall.
The space was used for rehearsals, practice rooms, offices and storage, and to perform in the ballroom of the newly constructed student union.
Due to the fire in old Pullen Hall, a new building was built and opened specifically for the music department. The center was named after the first director of music, Percy W. Price, in 1973.
Caroline Sherman was the first woman hired as librarian at NC State. During Sherman’s tenure as librarian from 1903 to 1906, library holdings moved from the third floor of Main Building (later Holladay Hall) to the first floor of old Pullen Hall. With input from D. H. Hill Jr., she tried to make the library comfortable for extracurricular reading and subscribed to popular periodicals and newspapers from all North Carolina counties.