Built in 1934, Rosenwald Hall was the first academic building constructed on Dillard’s campus, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Known originally as the Library and Academic building, the two-story, 30,000 sf structure housed a chapel (in the center wing), a library (in the basement), general classrooms, science laboratories, and administrative offices. The symmetrical building has a large portico, with four plain, Tuscan columns at the front entrance. The exterior elevation features stacked, wood awning windows alternating with brick veneer walls on top of an expanded brick base. The hipped roof has a red clay tile, with chimneys, and ventilators into the attic space. The main lobby is covered with a green, marble wainscot and terrazzo floor.

During the 2002-03 academic year, Clement & Wynn assisted Dillard University in preparing the application to the Louisiana State Preservation Office toward listing Rosenwald on the National Register. Clement & Wynn also worked with the University to submit a grant proposal to the National Park Service for the proposed $3 million rehabilitation of the building. Improvements include a new clay tile room, an elevator to make the building handicapped accessible, upgrading the toilets, a mechanical equipment room, and conversion of the attic into office space.