Constructed in 1967, the co-ed residence hall was originally called Atrium Hall. In 1995, Cooper Hall was renamed in memory of Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper (1939-1945).
Cooper Hall is built around an open courtyard and provides suites offering both single- and double-room occupancy for seven or eight residents per suite. Each suite has a common living room and bath. The facility houses 314 residents with men on the first and second floors and women on the third and fourth floors.