Built in 2002 by the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation, the Murphy house is named for Bertie Wilson Murphy, in whose honor her son, Charles H. Murphy, Jr., established the Foundation in 1978. The Foundation sponsors a variety of programs at Hendrix to enhance the study of literature and language, areas of learning to which Mrs. Murphy was devoted throughout her life.
Inside the Murphy house
Ground floor. Students are particularly fond of congregating in the kitchen and studying in the library on the ground floor. Foundation staff and their offices are also located on that level. The entire building is equipped for wireless internet access.
The library displays signed editions of books written or edited by writers and scholars the Foundation brings to campus.
The collection also includes works taught in multi-disciplinary courses the Foundation has sponsored, “Master Works” (1984-2004) and “Transitions” (2005-present); volumes from Hendrix-Murphy reading groups and marathon readings; and books from Mr. Murphy’s own “recommended reading list.”
In addition to the fireplace, the library harbors a hidden door. Can you find it?
Seminar room and upper foyer. The seminar room on the second level adapts easily for receptions, film screenings, group and individual study sessions, informal and formal luncheons and dinners, poetry readings, and workshops.
The seminar room also features a state of the art audio-visual system that includes a fully-wired lectern for computer presentations, as well as equipment that plays video (DVD and VHS) and audio (CD) recordings.
The large upper foyer provides space for serving buffets, pizza suppers, and other refreshments before, during, and after the many events that take place in the seminar room.
Visitor lodging. Visiting faculty and guest lecturers may stay in one of two apartments on the third level. Lodging includes a one-bedroom apartment with kitchenette and a “bedsitter” with bath, a single room similar to a hotel room.
The apartment lodges principally long-term visitors, who come to Hendrix for several weeks or a semester to direct student plays, conduct workshops, or teach classes.
The bedsitter accommodates shorter term visitors, who deliver lectures or readings and visit a few classes during a two- or three-day visit.
RESERVATIONS
The Murphy house features (1) a large meeting room for College events and (2) lodging for campus visitors. All reservations for the Murphy house must be made through building manager Sarah Engeler-Young BEFORE reserving it on the Campus Master Calendar.
PLEASE NOTE: Murphy house facilities are available only for events and visitors that relate directly to the College’s educational mission. The building is not available for personal, private, or purely social events or visitors, such as wedding receptions, wedding or baby showers, and private parties.
Please use the forms below to e-mail a reservation to Sarah Engeler-Young.
The following room diagrams may be used to assist in planning events in the Murphy Building.
For more information, please contact Sarah Engeler-Young, engeler-youngs@hendrix.edu or 450-1399.
|