Historic Resource Survey Form : University Health and Planning Center
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Date
2006
Authors
Johnson, Susan
Burk, Kathryn
Stoller, Melissa
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
Construction began on the new Infirmary in 1965 and was completed in early 1966 at a cost of around $1.0 million. This
unassuming building was designed in the modern style by Balzhiser, Seder & Rhodes, a local architectural firm that has done a good
deal of work on the UO campus. Originally “H”-shaped and of approximately 38,000 square feet, the Health Center has two floors and a
basement. It has a concrete foundation and is built of reinforced brick walls on the first floor and pre-cast concrete panels on the
second. There are concrete arched lintels over the doors and the metal-framed casement windows. It has a standing-seam metal roof.
The ground floor arches appear to endorse the historical architecture on campus, yet the Health Center remains true to its
modern form. Its architecture is non-descript.
This building was designed to house the Infirmary and has continued to do so. When it was first completed the second floor
was designed as an in-patient unit with hospital beds. Recently, the medical emphasis has been changed to that of outpatient services.
Over time, the Center’s piecemeal alterations have separated related services into random areas of the building. It has undergone
multiple interior remodels over the past forty years – room by room, almost yearly since its completion.
Description
4 pages
Keywords
history, architecture, cultural resources survey