Historic Resource Survey Form : Education Annex, West
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Date
2006
Authors
Johnson, Susan
Lingo, Shawn
Mauro, Jeremy
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
The Education B Building, or Education West, designed by Ellis Lawrence, was built at the same time as the Education East
building. Education West was originally built as the home for the University High School when it opened in 1921. The 1924 Oregana
praised the newly constructed building and described the functions of the University High School. It says, “A model high school…,
furnishing an excellent laboratory for the training of teachers and working out of new methods in educational practice. The [university]
students not only do actual teaching under supervision here, but also have the opportunity of observing some of the best specimens of
educational work done in the state.” A notebook containing the minutes of the Senior Class Meetings of 1924 records visits of
University professors visiting the weekly gatherings (all Seniors were expected to attend) to give lectures and musical performances.
During the U. S Depression, the University High School faced serious financial cuts and nearly closed its doors. The teachers and
principal fought to keep the school open and endured large paycuts that left them with salaries lower than teachers in nearby Corvallis.
At this time, Dean James Ralph Jewell restructured the school by having subjects such as math and science taught elsewhere. The
High School remained open until 1953. It now houses the U of O’s School of Education along with the other buildings in the Education
Complex.
The Colonial Revival style was recommended for secondary buildings like the Education buildings by Lawrence in his 1914
Campus Plan. Education West’s detailing, especially the broken scroll pediment at the south entry and broken pediment over the west
entry, place it within that style. Other decorative features include a brick soldier head and base course, a wood louvered cupola, and
molded fascia.
Description
5 pages
Keywords
cultural resources survey, architecture, history