The interior of Hamlin's banquet space.

Hamlin Hall is located on the southern corner of the Long Walk, connecting Seabury Hall and Cook Hall. Hamlin also extends further south, connecting to to Mather Hall. The building contains a banquet room as well as the offices for Multicultural Affairs and Residential Life. Hamlin was completed in 1932 and was originally utilized as a dining hall. It housed two cafeteria-style dining spaces, one of which was an early iteration of The Cave, now housed in Mather Hall.

Hamlin Hall was referred to as the “College Dining Hall” until 1947, when it was named after Albert C. Hamlin, who had been a member of the Class of 1887 and had frequently made donations to the school. Hamlin had died in 1939 and in his will had left a sum of money to be given to Trinity College as well as a number of fraternities at Trinity. Following his death, there was an endowment fund established under his name.

Throughout the years, Hamlin has been used for a variety of events, including Halloween dances, a capella concerts, fundraiser dinners, and an array of reunions and department gatherings. The main banquet hall has portraits of past Trinity presidents lining the walls. In 1991, the Student Government Association (SGA) agreed to sponsor the installment of a portrait of Marjorie Butcher, the first female professor at Trinity on the wall as well. This was in an effort to diversify the portraits in the space. However, the portrait was ultimately hung in what is now the Nutt Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science Center, which was deemed more appropriate because Butcher was a professor of mathematics.

The Trinity Tripod, 11/05/1991.

The Trinity Tripod, 03/19/1991.

The Trinity College Bulletin (1954-1955) Report of the Treasurer.

The Trinity College Bulletin (1948) Catalogue.

The Trinity Tripod, 11/03/1948.

Trinity College Handbook, 1947-48.

Trinity College Alumni News, September 1939.

The Trinity Tripod, 05/14/1932.