Musical Arts Center

The Musical Arts Center was constructed on the site of the Shoreman Restaurant located off Route 13 in 1965. With plans to house the college’s Music Department and provide an adequate space for musical practice and performances, the Musical Arts Center contained a piano laboratory, classrooms, practice rooms, and offices. The college’s choirs, chorus, and instrumental ensembles used the building as their practice and performance area. After the construction of Fulton Hall, the Musical Arts Center was repurposed to house administrative offices. Other departments, such as Public Safety and the University Police, also shared the space until it was demolished in 2009 to clear space for Perdue Hall.

Built in 1965 to house the college’s Music Department and provide an adequate space for musical practice and performances, the Musical Arts Center was developed on the site of the Shoreman Restaurant located off Route 13. The building contained a 17-piano electronic piano laboratory, two classrooms, five practice rooms, a large classroom for performances, and faculty offices. The college’s choirs, chorus, and instrumental ensembles used the building as their practice and performance area.

After the construction of Fulton Hall in 1991, the Music Department moved into the new, larger liberal arts building. In 1992 the Musical Arts Center was repurposed to hold the college’s Administrative Services Department. Public Safety also moved to the Musical Arts Center in 1998 but, by 2000, only the University Police occupied the Center. In 2003, Telecommunications and Classroom Technology joined the University Police; however, the building was demolished in 2009 to make way for the Perdue School of Business and its adjoining parking lot. 

Bradley, Sylvia. Salisbury: From Normal School to University 1925 - 2001. Salisbury, Maryland. Salisbury University Press, 2002.

Salisbury University. A Timeline of SU Buildings & Presidents, Salisbury University. Accessed March 16th 2021. https://www.salisbury.edu/discover-su/campus-history/whos-who.aspx.