Welch, DustinSchaible, DanielPlanning Office, University of Oregon2023-09-072023-09-072007https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2884810 pagesThe Dads’ Gates Axis was to be one of Ellis F. Lawrence’s formal entries to the campus, connecting 11th Avenue to 13th Avenue, and the Memorial Quadrangle beyond. Two of Lawrence’s earliest buildings for the University—Peterson (1916) and Gilbert (1921) Halls—were carefully sited to help terminate the Axis and frame the view south to Memorial Quad. At the time of Lawrence’s death in 1946, though, very little of this scheme was realized. He did succeed in locating the gates with the help of the UO Dads’ Club, the Works Progress Administration and master blacksmith O.B. Dawson. Fred Cuthbert contributed to the design of the Axis, and some features were realized, including the “cloverleaf” entry drive built in conjunction with the Robinson Theater in 1949. By the end of the Mid-Century Era, the southern end of the Axis became partially blocked with the construction of Commonwealth Hall (1952). Since then, little has been done to reinforce the nature of the Axis. The Lillis Business Complex (2003) replaced Commonwealth Hall, and acknowledges the original nature of the Axis through its glazed atrium.enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-UShistoryarchitecturecampus heritage landscape planOther