Historic Resource Survey Form : Allen Hall
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Date
2006
Authors
Johnson, Susan
Welch, Dustin
Blaser, Andrea
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
Allen Hall was constructed in 1953 by Church, Newberry and Roehr Architects. The contractor was J. G. Watts Construction
Company. The building is of the Modern Style with a rectangular plan, three stories and a concrete foundation. While the walls are
made of concrete, they have a brick and limestone veneer, with limestone being the primary surface material on the West façade.
Vinyl is used on the flat roof, and the primary windows are steel sash. Decorative features include nine raised limestone plaques that
represent old printers marks. The landscape includes a sunken patio on the Old Campus Quad that is situated to the West. The old
Journalism Building is attached to the East. Allen Hall originally was designed to accommodate every aspect of the mass
communications field and the entire first floor housed the University Press, with its letterpress, offset and bindery equipment.1 The
University of Oregon’s journalism program was the first comprehensive curriculum of its kind in the field, and the Department of
Journalism that was established in 1912 was one of the first in the country. In addition, the seminar room was designed to be a replica
of Dean Eric Allen’s living room. Dean Allen, who joined the Journalism faculty in 1916 and served as its head for 28 years, died in
1944, (Sandahl). During Allen Hall’s construction, the Journalism Building was completely remodeled as the East wing of Allen Hall.2
In 1999, Boucher, Mouchka, and Larson designed the South Lobby that connects Allen Hall with the Journalism Building and
created a new main entrance where the loading dock once was. Cameron, McCarthy, Gilbert and Scheibe designed the 1999 Ted M.
Natt first Amendment Entry Plaza.
Description
4 pages
Keywords
history, architecture, cultural resources survey