CMA Administration Building  

“The Great Hall” built in 1913. This has traditionally been the center of student and visitor ingress and egress to the campus. The Great Hall, located adjacent to Main Guard, includes striking displays pertaining to Culver’s Medal of Honor winners and other military achievements.

1913 - The North barracks and the Administration building were built. The Administration building included a magnificent administration hall and administrative offices. A descriptive of this building was found as such:

1913 Saturday May 3, Volume XVII Number 24, Vedette - A new barrack will be erected during the summer of 1913 and the capacity of the academy increased thereby to 440 cadets...the site for the new building has been selected on the ground north of the East barrack, which the new one will parallel...The first floor will contain offices for the headmaster and commandant, together with the additional class rooms...

The upper floors will be given over to the cadets. The most distinctive feature of this new building will be the imposing sally-port which will constitute a sort of official front for the academy to which visitors will be brought over the drive which is eventually to lead from the corner of the grounds near the hospital.

Above this will be a splendidly lighted airy room for the purpose of faculty meetings, courts-marial, etc. The increase room capacity and in number fo_ cadets will also make it possible to carry out a long cherished plan for six company organization insted of the present four, and for the rooming of the cadet corps according to companies. the quarters will divide admirabley in a way to allow this, with one floor for the band quarters.