Landscape Resource Survey : Villard Hall Green (c)
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Date
2007
Authors
Welch, Dustin
Schaible, Daniel
Planning Office, University of Oregon
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Villard Hall Green was at one time a well traveled entrance to the campus, and important enough to warrant placing the 1912 University Seal and a flagpole in front of Villard Hall’s north entry. Villard Hall Green maintained its character throughout the Inception and Lawrence/Cuthbert Eras with minor changes. As early as 1921 a rose bed was added to the lawn and remains in the same location today. When the Southern Pacific Railroad relocated its tracks across the Millrace at the end of the Lawrence/Cuthbert Era (1943), the vacated space along 11th Avenue and Franklin Boulevard was used to construct a retaining wall at the northern slope of the Green. By the Mid-Century Era the university had grown extensively to the south of 13th Avenue, and the Green received much less pedestrian use. In 1949 the Robinson Theatre was added to the west of Villard Hall, blocking the well-established circulation routes to the Green. Circa 1950 the 1912 University Seal was moved to the Erb Memorial Union. Despite these changes, Villard Hall Green, with its original path configuration, historic trees and remaining small scale features, retains strong associations with the Inception Era.
Description
10 pages
Keywords
architecture, history, campus heritage landscape plan