Norman Hall was built in 1934 as the P.K. Yonge Laboratory School, a K-12 center for practice teaching and educational innovation, and now serves the College of Education. The main entrance is set in a crenellated clock tower. Cast-stone gargoyles leer from the cornice and corbels of students support the arched entrance. Dean of the College of Education, James W. Norman helped raise funds for the model school, and the building was renamed for him when P.K. Yonge Laboratory School moved to new quarters. The Norman Gym now houses the Digital Worlds Institute for the College of Fine Arts.
3-1/2 stories
Rectangular with L shape addition
Cross gable bays
Gable roof with hop roof dormers
Main entrance is in a crenellated clock tower
9 over 9 light
Double hung
Single, paired and in groups of 6
Brick is English bond
Herringbone pattern between first and second floor windows
Diagonal pattern at main north entrance to the campus
Variegated tiles of ochre, red, and flashed flat tiles
Cast stone water table with half round and "bulging torus"
Cast stone lintels and sills
Quoins
Cast stone figures
Cast entrance surrounds
Set back from 13th Street
Architect: Rudolph Weaver
Contractor: Paul Smith Construction Co.
Building Name: Dean of the College of Education, James W. Norman
