Hill Hall Auditorium
Hill Hall was originally the site of Carnegie Library. After the new library was opened, the building was remodeled to become Hill Music Hall. The building was named for John Sprunt Hill, class of 1889, who funded the construction of the auditorium and bought a pipe organ. Hill also constructed and donated the Carolina Inn to the University. Hill Hall still houses the Department of Music today. 

Person Recital Hall
Built in 1797, Person Hall is the second oldest state university building in the U.S. The building was named after one of the University's first trustees, Revolutionary War Brigadier-General Thomas Person. Until 1837, Person Hall was the University Chapel, and later it was the Department of Chemistry. Today, it is the home for the Department of music.

Paul Green Theatre (PlayMakers Repertory Company)
During each season, which runs from September through April, PlayMakers Repertory Company presents nine plays in the Paul Green Theatre, a 500-seat facility completed in 1978 on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre (Dept. of Dramatic Art), a 180-seat theatre in the Center for Dramatic art.

Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre (Dept. of Dramatic Art)
In 1998, the 55,000 square-foot Center for Dramatic Art opened adjacent to the Paul Green Theatre and includes the Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre, a 280-seat flexible space.

Historic Playmakers Theatre
This Greek Revival temple is considered to be one of the masterworks of New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis. He designed the building as an unlikely combination library and ballroom; later it was used for agricultural chemistry and law. Built in 1850, the building was converted to a theatre in 1923. For many years, it was the theatre of the Carolina Playmakers, who were largely responsible for developing folk drama in the United States.


On December 14, 2005 an architectural firm (name to be released when approved by the BOT) was selected to restore the interior of Historic Playmakers Theatre. The theatre will be restored to the proscenium format in which it existed when it was named a National Historical Landmark and dedicated, in perpetuity, as the home of the Carolina Playmakers.

Gerrard Hall
Gerrard Hall (1837) took 15 years to build and used to be called New Chapel. Students used to be required to go to chapel here, a tradition that was unpopular among many. Gerrard was one of the buildings used in the filming of "Patch Adams." Today, Gerrard is used for classes as well as for performances.

Frank Porter Graham Student Union
Completed in 1968, the Frank Porter Graham Student Union replaced Graham Memorial, the first student union on campus. A massive renovation and expansion of the building began in 2000 and was completed in January 2004. The  transformed building houses meeting rooms, lounges, student organization offices, the Underground bowling lane, a movie theater, a bagel café, a computer lab and much more.

Swain Hall
Completed in 1913, Swain was built on the former ground of the first President's House. It was the University dining hall until the construction of Lenoir in 1939. After that date, it began housing the Department of Radio, Television and Motion Pictures and studios for the University education television station.

Morehead Planetarium
Originally built in 1949, The Morehead Planetarium and Science Complex is considered one of the great landmarks on the Carolina Campus. The Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is proposing to build a ten thousand square feet addition to the Morehead Planetarium. This addition will be located at the north entrance of the Planetarium facing the Morehead Sundial and East Franklin Street. The addition will be part of a comprehensive renovation of the planetarium and it will provide new patron spaces and a new lobby for visitors. Moreover, it will also provide a new entry off of East Franklin Street for the Planetarium. The renovation will include an upgrade of the mechanical and electrical services of the building, an upgrade of the Planetarium, itself and renovations of the exterior features such as the roof and the brick facades. The pedestrian entrance to the planetarium will be substantially improved during this project; while the rotunda entrance on the east side of the building and the Foundation offices on the west side will remain.

Arts Common
From Carolina's founding in 1793, downtown Chapel Hill has been the front door of the University. The Arts Common, a district for studio and performing arts, will extend from the Ackland Art Museum and Hill Hall on the north to Playmakers Theatre on the south. Existing buildings will be renovated and expanded and new buildings constructed. The Arts Common will enhance the Universitys connection to the town and beautify its face on Franklin Street, while providing new and renovated classrooms and venues for the arts. The transformation of Memorial Hall is the first completed project of the proposed Arts Common. More information about the Arts Common is available on the Facilities Planning website