Kruegel and McAllister Halls, with a connecting lounge space (informally called KMac, or K-Mac) were built in 1956 and used initially as residence halls. They were on the south side of the Washington State University Pullman campus, off of Stadium Way.
The buildings were named for Dean Charles E. McAllister (former President of the Board of Regents) and William C. Kruegel (Bursar of the College, instrumental in financing the Pullman Community Building Company, a nonprofit corporation set up to build WSC residence halls). The halls were jointly dedicated with Neill Hall on April 28, 1957.
The dormitories housed 207 students each. Designed by architects Victor Jones and Lloyd Lovegren, each building was about 47,000 sq. feet.
The halls were used for academic and administrative duties in the 2000s.
McAllister was demolished in 2015, and Kruegel and the connecting lounge were demolished in 2025.
Do you have memories of Kruegel or McAllister Hall? Let us know.
Memories of Kruegel-McAllister
James Mooney (alum):
I lived on second floor Kruegal for two years. I loved how convenient the dorm was to my classes and the Roto was a fine dining hall. The dorm didn’t seem too big…easy to access friends down the hall and so easy to walk the stairs down to the street level.
I liked the stove burners and mini-kitchen in the middle of the hallway but never used them. We had laundry facilities on the floor—very convenient.
The girls were housed in adjacent McAllister and that made it fun.
I met some great friends there and one still remains one of my best friends. So glad I chose Kruegel.
Tami Hickle (alum):
One semester. Room temperatures were controlled by someone in Florida….messages to adjust were sent by pony express. Lindgren in dining hall. Someone threw up cheap purple wine out the window…stain remained for a year or two. Met some great people.