Historic Resource Survey Form : McArthur Court
| dc.contributor.author | Johnson, Susan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Welch, Dustin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Blaser, Andrea | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-06T21:29:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-06T21:29:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.description | 4 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | McArthur Court was named after Clifton N. “Pat” McArthur, who was the first president of the ASUO, first editor of the school newspaper, the student director of athletics, and Speaker of the Oregon legislature and Representative to Congress. Clifton has been called the “Father of Oregon Athletics.” It was designed in the Half Modern style by Ellis Lawrence, with a rectangular footprint and a concrete foundation. The four story building has an exterior stucco application and a vaulted metal roof. It also uses the Lamella technique of vaulting that originated in Holland, of which it is the first example in the Northwest, and possibly the West Coast (replaced in 1996). It was utilized in order to cut costs and span 109’ using 10’ lengths of 2” x 12” lumber. It was originally intended to seat 6,000 spectators, but seating grew to 10,000 by 1955, when the addition of side balconies, exterior trusses, and corner stair towers helped to expand the facility, altering the original exterior. On the new exterior, one can see blind arches, a string course, buttresses, and diamond panels atop corners. A second expansion in the 1970s added end balconies. The Howe Field Gate to the south was designed by renowned blacksmith O.B. Dawson in 1937, who also designed Dads’ Gates and the interior Knight Library Gates. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/28831 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.subject | cultural resources survey | en_US |
| dc.subject | architecture | en_US |
| dc.subject | history | en_US |
| dc.title | Historic Resource Survey Form : McArthur Court | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |