Historic Buildings Surveys

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Within the established period of significance (1876-1974), forty-nine buildings were also surveyed and recorded for the Campus Heritage Landscape Plan. The survey forms used for the forty-nine buildings are similar to the forms in common use by the City of Eugene.

All of these historic resources received rankings based on their historic significance and integrity, creating a hierarchy that allows for protection of the most important resources while allowing for needed new development.

For more information, visit the Historic Buildings Surveys webpage.

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Cover Sheet for Grouped Resources : Cascade Annex
(University of Oregon, 2006) Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise
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Cover Sheet for Grouped Resources : Straub/Earl
(University of Oregon, 2006) Johnson, Susan; Burk, Kathryn; Stoller, Melissa; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise
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Historic Resource Survey Form : Cascade Annex West Wing
(University of Oregon, 2006) Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise
This building was designed by Ellis Lawrence in 1925 to house the press operations on campus. It is a simple rectangular poured concrete building with a rough stucco finish and multi-pane metal windows. Per the original drawings, it was intended to have a sawtooth roof with north facing windows but due to cost, it was redesigned as flat with skylights. A small addition in 1926 was the workroom for San Francisco printer John Henry Nash, although the architectural details of this lack documentary evidence. Special equipment was moved into the building for the printing of one book a year under the supervision of Mr. Nash. One of the first books printed was the biography of recently deceased University President Prince Lucien Campbell. The Daily Emerald was printed there as well. The original interior configuration consisted of two large rooms (press room and bindery) with a couple of offices along the west wall. The interior was modified multiple times to accommodate changing uses over the life of the building so that by 1987, the floor plans show all smaller offices and laboratories rather than a large interior space. In 1946 there was a fire and the roof was reconstructed. In this same year, Cascade Annex East was constructed adjacent to it on the east. At the time of construction, its dimensions and massing mirrored Cascade Annex West, although a few feet longer extending to the south. Drawings from 1952 show this length differentiation but later drawings show them the same length. Documentation of the exact date of this change is inconclusive. In 1950, a window of the west facade was converted to an entry door. In 1961, the Onyx Bridge was constructed on top of the building. In 1963, a freezer room and air-conditioned animal room was constructed within the south end of the building to accommodate the science laboratories. The southern 60% of the building was demolished in 1987 to clear the site for Cascade Hall. In 2001, there was extensive remodeling to house the science stores, which included interior demolition of the north offices, infill of the west door and conversion of the central north window into a door with a decorative I-beam awning. Currently, the building sits dwarfed under the Onyx Bridge, connected to Cascade Annex East at the southeastern corner and surrounded by an asphalt parking lot, loading ramp and alley on the north, east and west facades, respectively. This building lacks integrity for listing on the National Register because Onyx Bridge was built on top of the annex, 60% was razed, and interior modifications over time have greatly diminished the existing historic fabric. It has been ranked as a non-contributing resource for its very low significance to the campus and poor integrity.
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Historic Resource Survey Form : Cascade East Annex Wing
(University of Oregon, 2006) Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise
This building was designed by Ellis Lawrence and was one of the last of his buildings to be built in his lifetime. It cost the University of Oregon approximately $50,000 by the time it was completed in May 1946. It closely resembles the adjacent Cascade Annex West. At the time of construction, its dimensions and massing mirrored Cascade Annex West, although a few feet longer extending to the south. Drawings from 1952 show this length differentiation but later drawings show them the same length. Documentation of the exact date of this change is inconclusive. It is a simple rectangular poured concrete building with a rough stucco finish and multi-pane metal windows. It is devoid of any detailing except two parallel grooves in the concrete that form a cornice line. It is utilitarian in design, built to house the paint, electrical, mechanical and carpentry shops, which, at the time, had been housed in various temporary structures on campus. The original floor plans show the building subdivided into four sections for theses shops with only three interior east-west walls. A variety of interior modifications were made when the Museum of Natural History and the Herbarium, moved into this building in 1955, then called the Anthropology-Museum building. By 1987, the interior space had been heavily subdivided into smaller offices. In 1961, the Onyx Bridge was built on top of it. The Museum of Natural History was housed in the central and southern half of it until 1987, when this portion was razed to clear the site for the construction of Cascade. Currently, this building sits dwarfed by the Onyx Bridge and connected to Cascade Annex West on the southwestern corner. There is an asphalt parking lot along the north side, a loading dock on the west side, minimal landscaping of trees and grass on the east side, a large bicycle cage on the southeastern corner and a concrete sidewalk along the south side. It is sited adjacent to the Science Courtyard on the southeast corner. This building lacks integrity for listing on the National Register because Onyx Bridge was built on top of the annex, 60% was razed, and interior modifications over time have greatly diminished the existing historic fabric. It has been ranked as a non-contributing resource for its very low significance to the campus and poor integrity. NATIONAL
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Historic Resource Survey Form : Collier House
(University of Oregon, 2006) Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise
Dr. George Haskell Collier was a Physics professor at the University of Oregon from 1879-1895 and had bought 9.5 acres of land adjacent to the school for his family’s residence. The Collier House was completed in May 1886, probably by the Collier family and based on pattern books and/or builder’s guides for the layout and style; no architect or builder is documented. Some people suggest a stylistic influence of architect Warren Haywood Williams, however, there is no documentation to verify this link. The original house had no indoor plumbing but did have a fountain. There was extensive surrounding vegetation, including an orchard. According to the Collier House Restoration Proposal, remnants of the original landscape include the false cypress, sitka spruce, big leaf maple, Japanese maple, English Holly. In addition, the memorial hedge, donated in 1925 memory of Prince Lucien Campbell, is intact. Soon after the house was completed, it began to play a central role for community gatherings, meetings and parties. In 1896, Professor Collier retired from the University and sold the house, barn and acreage to the school for $5,000. At this point, the UO President Charles Hiram Chapman moved into the upstairs with his family and the University library holdings were moved into the downstairs. From 1896-1900, the building was referred to as South Hall. In 1900, the Board of Regents voted to have it permanently house the university president and thus it became the President’s House. During the occupancy of president Prince Lucien Campbell (1902- 1925), a variety of small changes were made throughout the building. A room and bath were added to the southwest bedroom, the front stairs were remodeled, and a sleeping porch as placed above the drying porch. Ellis Lawrence redesigned the front porch and door in 1914, with the help of an architecture student Walter Church. A fireplace was added to the west wall in 1932, which involved the rearrangement of some windows. Many accounts characterize the building as a center of social activity for the university during this period. After Campbell’s death in 1925, the building was refinished prior to the next president’s occupancy. The house was referred to as the Chancellor’s House between 1932-1938 while the University was without a president. Around this same time, the barn was razed and a two-car garage was added to the south side (where the current dining room addition is located), the east porch was enclosed with glass, improved baths were added to the second story with exposed pipe work on the west side, and steam radiators replaced the wood basement furnace. In 1941, the Collier House became the Faculty Club. The associated renovations include turning the northwest parlor into a library and the southwest bedroom addition into a billiards room. The upstairs rooms were rented out to male faculty and the downstairs was used for meetings, special events and a restaurant. This use led to the demolition of the garage and bedroom on the southwest corner to make room for a large dining room addition in 1963 by Eugene architects Wilmsen, Endicott & Unthank. A billiards room was housed below the dining room, the wood porch was added to the north side, the south stairs were remodeled and other miscellaneous interior modifications were made to support the dining room facilities. This is the general state of the building today although the Faculty Club closed in 2003. It now is used for faculty offices, classrooms and small music recitals. In 1980 the University officially changed its name to the Collier House.
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Historic Resource Survey Form : Columbia Hall
(University of Oregon, 2006) Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise
This building was built in 1960 as an extension of the growing science division on campus. Early reports show it to house the geology program, which had split from the geography program in 1958. While the creative writing program is currently housed in this building, interior exhibits and classroom configurations confirm its continued use by the geology department. This building also houses the largest lecture hall on the University of Oregon campus in the western portion. The building plans refer to it as the south wing, or first addition of “Science One” which is the former name of Pacific Hall. Laboratory facilities were installed in all of the classrooms to accommodate use by the science departments. The former men’s gymnasium occupied the site. Campus myth claims that the mosaic tiles from the swimming pool that was demolished were incorporated into the design on the north facade but there is no documentary evidence to confirm this rumor. The east facade and a portion of the south facade include basement level light wells, with simple, pipe metal safety railings. The south lobby’s southern facade is a granite slab with glass doors on the east and west ends. The south loggia includes two brick posts and a basalt rock sculpture, by Steve Gillman, attached to the interior wall. Shrubbery is planted along the south, east and north facades. Trees are planted in planter boxes along the west side. It is three stories, including basement level, of classrooms and offices in the eastern portion. There is a belt course between the first and second floors along the eastern portion. All of the windows are metal vertical paired casements over a horizontal hopper. While mainly a freestanding brick building, it is connected to Pacific via a second story bridge on the north side. Decorative brick work is incorporated into the perimeter Science Walk sidewalk along the northeast corner. This is part of the “science walk” installed in 1982. The building is sited at the corner of University Street and 13th Avenue. This building is less than fifty years old and has limited significance. However, this building should be further researched and reevaluated once it reaches 50 years old. Given its excellent integrity but low significance relative to other campus buildings, it is ranked as a tertiary resource.
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Historic Resource Survey Form : Earl Hall Complex
(University of Oregon, 2006) Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise
The Earl Complex, also identified as Virgil D. Earl Hall, was completed in 1955 as an addition to Straub Hall. The design reflects the International style popular in the post-war period. This complex was named for Virgil D. Earl, University of Oregon alumnus and Athletic Director (1923-31) as well as Dean of Men (1931-45). Earl Hall is comprised of units named for former faculty: Edgar McClure (Chemistry), Davis Walter Morton (first dean of Administration), Frederick George Young (first dean of Graduate School), Orin Fletcher Stafford (Chemistry Department head), Henry Davidson Sheldon (founder of Oregon State Teachers Assoc., first dean of School of Education). It was built as a dormitory to house incoming freshmen men, including five separate units for 330 students. There have been minor renovations over the life of the building, including the restoration of the exterior tile wall portions in 1983 and 1985. This restoration included the removal and replacement “in-kind” of broken and cracked tiles. In 1985, the entire interior was painted. In 1991, the entire building was re-roofed. It is used for coed housing today. Dining and kitchen facilities are no longer situated in the complex. The former dining rooms have been converted into a lounge space in each of the 5 units. Laundry facilities have also been incorporated into the basements. Most recently (2005), Earl Hall has received universal accessibility alterations (ADA elevator, partial removal of covered walkway). This building is sited between the Emerald Axis, 15th Avenue Axis and Promenade and it is connected to Straub Hall. While this building has continuity of use, has good integrity, and is in good condition, it does not meet any of the criteria of significance for listing on the National Register. It has been ranked as a non-contributing resource due to its very low significance compared to other campus buildings.
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Historic Resource Survey Form : Gerlinger Annex
(University of Oregon, 2006) Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise
Built in 1969 as a new women’s gymnasium, Gerlinger Annex is a utilitarian brick structure built in the International style. It replaced two wood gymnasium facilities on this same site. It is located adjacent to the Gerlinger Field Green (Women’s Physical Education Field), the Pioneer Cemetery and the Knight Library. There is a concrete breezeway that connects it to the historic Gerlinger Hall. There is limited stylist sensitivity as an infill project between two historic buildings, Gerlinger Hall and Knight Library. The courtyard afronting this building consists of concrete in the form of pathways, planter beds and stump seating. There have been no major alterations to this structure. The gymnasium floor was remodeled in 1982 and the structure was reroofed in 1994. This building continues to be used as gymnasium space and offices for the U of O Dance Department. Per the National Register criteria, this building, at this point in time, does not meet any criteria for listing. This building should be further researched and re-evaluated once it reaches 50 years old. It has been ranked as a non-contributing resource due to its very low significance.
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Historic Resource Survey Form : Gerlinger Hall
(University of Oregon, 2006) Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise
The Women’s Memorial Hall was build largely as a tribute to the accomplishments of women. Built in 1919 and designed by Ellis Lawrence, the building was to house the Department of Physical Training for Women, the Department of Household Arts, the Infirmary and all the women’s organizations call for special quarters. In addition it was to provide a center for the women’s activities on campus. Irene H. Gerlinger, the first woman on the University of Oregon’s Board of Regents and an ardent fundraiser and supporter for the University began a long campaign for the women’s building in 1915. In 1921, the Women’s Memorial Hall was dedicated and officially opened for use and in 1929 was renamed Gerlinger Hall. Mrs. Gerlinger was deeply involved in the design and decoration of the building. Gerlinger Hall is part of the Women’s Memorial Quadrangle, an open area planned in lawn, shaded by a mixture of shrubs and trees and traversed by a curvilinear walkway, designed by Ellis Lawrence, the first Dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts. The ensemble is considered a fine and rare example of a collegiate building group in the Georgian style. Gerlinger Hall still retains its historic Georgian details. Immediately south of the building is the Women’s Physical Education Field, historically used in conjunction with the women’s gymnasium in Gerlinger. This building is sited to the south of the Pioneer Axis and Knight Library Axis, north of the Gerlinger Field Green and west of the Gerlinger Entrance Green, all being investigated as part of the Getty Foundation Cultural Landscape Preservation Plan.

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