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  • Johnson, Susan; Helwick, Sarah; Steverson, Erica (University of Oregon, 2006)
    MarAbel B. Fohnmayer Music Building has undergone a number of changes throughout the years. In 1921, the University of Oregon constructed the School of Music building, designed by Ellis Lawrence. The original building ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Dietzler, Karl (University of Oregon, 2006)
    Friendly Hall was the fourth building to be constructed by the University of Oregon. It was designed by architects Whidden and Lewis, who were outstanding in their field. According to the campus architecture guide compiled ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Lingo, Shawn; Mauro, Jeremy (University of Oregon, 2006)
    Designed by prominent Eugene architect Y. D. Hensill in 1906, Fenton Hall was built to house the University’s library collections, which at that time were dispersed among several buildings. Fenton is located in a prominent ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Flathman, Jennifer; Pochert, Erin (University of Oregon, 2006)
    The Physical Education Building is a good example of the association between campus planner and architect Ellis Lawrence with the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided the funding for the construction of the ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Pochert, Erin; Flathman, Jennifer (University of Oregon, 2006)
    Though construction of the Erb Memorial Union ended in 1950, plans, developments, and budgeting for the building started as early as 1924. There was a renewed vigor and interest in 1944 and in 1946 preliminary building ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Lingo, Shawn; Mauro, Jeremy (University of Oregon, 2006)
    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 ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Welch, Dustin; Blaser, Andrea (University of Oregon, 2006)
    The Computing Center, constructed in 1966 and opened in 1967, was designed in the Modern style by architects Morin and Longwood. It has a rectangular building plan, 2 stories, and a concrete foundation. The primary exterior ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise (University of Oregon, 2006)
    This building was built in 1960 as an extension of the growing science division on campus. Early reports show it to house the geology program, which had split from the geography program in 1958. While the creative writing ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise (University of Oregon, 2006)
    Dr. George Haskell Collier was a Physics professor at the University of Oregon from 1879-1895 and had bought 9.5 acres of land adjacent to the school for his family’s residence. The Collier House was completed in May 1886, ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Dietzler, Karl (University of Oregon, 2006)
    Balzhiser, Seder, and Rhodes had plans drafted up in 1968 for a “Clinical Service Building for Mental Retardation”. Materials for the interior included “poured in place concrete,” solid brick walls, grouted brick walls, ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Lingo, Shawn; Mauro, Jeremy (University of Oregon, 2006)
    Chapman Hall, designed by Ellis Lawrence, was constructed in1939. The building is named for Charles H. Chapman, President of the University from 1893-1896. The project was funded by the Public Works Administration, a New ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise (University of Oregon, 2006)
    This building was designed by Ellis Lawrence in 1925 to house the press operations on campus. It is a simple rectangular poured concrete building with a rough stucco finish and multi-pane metal windows. Per the original ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise (University of Oregon, 2006)
    This building was designed by Ellis Lawrence and was one of the last of his buildings to be built in his lifetime. It cost the University of Oregon approximately $50,000 by the time it was completed in May 1946. It closely ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Mertz, Kathleen; Mendoca, Elise (University of Oregon, 2006)
  • Johnson, Susan; Dietzler, Karl (University of Oregon, 2006)
    Ellis Lawrence approved the preliminary design for Carson less than one week before his death in February 27, 1946. The original design called for two units (mirroring each other), but only one was constructed due to high ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Dietzler, Karl (University of Oregon, 2006)
    This Georgian brick building was designed by the prominent architect Ellis Lawrence and constructed in 1921. Originally designed as a women’s dormitory, it now serves as University offices. It is very similar in appearance ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Welch, Dustin; Blaser, Andrea (University of Oregon, 2006)
    The Bean Complex was built during an era of rapid growth in student enrollment at the University. It is a dormitory complex that was completed in 1963 in the Modern style amidst a university housing boom by architects ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Welch, Dustin; Blaser, Andrea (University of Oregon, 2006)
    The Journalism Building is a rectangular structure of the Half Modern style. It has 3 stories, a concrete foundation, and has a brick wall exterior. The roof is flat and is composed of built up roofing. It has multi-pane, ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Welch, Dustin; Blaser, Andrea (University of Oregon, 2006)
    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 ...
  • Johnson, Susan; Welch, Dustin; Blaser, Andrea (University of Oregon, 2006)

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