 In 1972, the building was designated an historic district contributing structure by the Gettysburg council (1 of 38 outside of the borough), and in 1976 the Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated the hall's "American Heritage Room".Schmucker Hall was filmed for the 1993 "Gettysburg" motion picture which depicted its cupola as a July 1 Gettysburg Battlefield "observation tower" (cf.the Fahnestock House).