wˈɪtfɚd hˈɔːl wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, ænd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dᵻpɹˈɛʃən, ðə tˈaʊn hˈoʊstᵻd ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt kˈæmps, wˌɛɹ pˈiːpəl kʊd wˈɜːk æt ðə wˈɪtfɚd kwˈɔːɹi.
Whitford Hall was built in 1912, and from 1929 to 1934 during the Great Depression, the town hosted unemployment camps, where people could work at the Whitford Quarry.