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Duke University

Julian Abele, a noted African-American architect and chief designer for Horace Trumbauer's firm, designed Duke Chapel and much of West Campus.

  • 5Buildings
  • 2Traditions
  • 1929Oldest · Wallace Wade Stadium
  • 2005Newest · Nasher Museum of Art

Planning the visit

  • Fly intoRaleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)

    Raleigh-Durham International, east of Durham, is the main airport for the Research Triangle.

  • Getting aroundWalking / Duke Transit

    Each campus is walkable. Duke's free campus buses, including the C1 East-West route, link East and West campuses.

  • Colors and teams

    The school colors are Duke blue and white, and the teams are the Blue Devils.

5 buildings to stamp

  1. Duke Chapel
    Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Duke Chapel

    West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708

    Finished in 1935, the chapel was the last of the original West Campus buildings and rises 210 feet at the center of campus. Julian Abele designed it in Collegiate Gothic stone for about 1,800 worshippers.

    Built
    1935
    Architect
    Julian Abele (Horace Trumbauer firm)
    Style
    Collegiate Gothic
    Height
    64 m (210 ft)
    Today
    Chapel
  2. Nasher Museum of Art
    Photo: self, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Nasher Museum of Art

    2001 Campus Dr, Durham, NC 27705

    Rafael Viñoly designed the museum's $24 million building, which opened in 2005 on Central Campus. It replaced the older Duke University Museum of Art, founded in 1969.

    Built
    2005
    Architect
    Rafael Viñoly
    Style
    Modern
    Today
    Art Museum
  3. Cameron Indoor Stadium
    Photo: Gregw824, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Cameron Indoor Stadium

    115 Whitford Dr, Durham, NC 27708

    Julian Abele's first drawings signed under his own name were for this 9,314-seat arena, which opened in 1940. It is the home of Duke basketball and its Cameron Crazies.

    Built
    1940
    Architect
    Julian Abele (Office of Horace Trumbauer)
    Today
    Indoor Arena
  4. J. Deryl Hart House
    Photo: Willthacheerleader18, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    J. Deryl Hart House

    2324 Duke University Rd, Durham, NC 27708

    This three-story brick and half-timbered Tudor Revival house was built in 1933–1934 as one of five faculty homes on early West Campus. It is now the official residence of Duke's president.

    Built
    1934
    Architect
    Thomas Wright Cooper and G. Murray Nelson
    Style
    Tudor Revival
    Stories
    3
    Today
    President's Residence
  5. Wallace Wade Stadium
    Photo: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Wallace Wade Stadium

    Frank Bassett Dr, Durham, NC 27708

    Horace Trumbauer's firm designed the football stadium, which opened in 1929 in a wooded hollow on West Campus. It seats about 35,000 for Blue Devils football.

    Built
    1929
    Architect
    Horace Trumbauer
    Today
    Football Stadium

2 traditions to check off

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  • Duke Chapel Carillon

    The 50-bell carillon in the Duke Chapel tower is played every weekday at 5 p.m., and the alma mater is played on Fridays. Visitors gather near the chapel to listen.

  • Krzyzewskiville

    Before the biggest men's basketball games, students camp in a tent city called Krzyzewskiville on the lawn beside Cameron Indoor Stadium. Visitors in winter can walk past the tents.

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