University of Oregon real estate includes buildings in a variety of architectural styles and eras. Many buildings on the main campus were designed by Ellis F. Lawrence, who joined the university in 1914 as campus planner, but by 1915 he had founded the School of Architecture and had become chief architect of the university. Lawrence also held a commission to design all buildings on campus as long as he remained in charge of the School of Architecture. This commission was a source of extra income for Lawrence, and he designed buildings until his death in 1946.[1] Some of the Lawrence buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Others are not themselves listed but are included in NRHP site surveys. The Memorial Quadrangle, for example, contains buildings listed as contributing resources in the site survey for the Knight Library.[2] These buildings are Condon Hall, Chapman Hall, and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, although the museum is also separately listed.[3] The Women's Memorial Quadrangle is listed on the NRHP, and it contains three more Lawrence buildings which are contributing resources, Gerlinger Hall, Hendricks Hall, and Susan Campbell Hall.[4]
Although the Lawrence era was highly significant in defining the real estate of the University of Oregon, some buildings predated Lawrence. University Hall, for example, opened in 1876, and it was known as the "old building" when Villard Hall opened in 1886. Villard was the "new building."[5]
The university continues to design and build, acquire and renovate, with attention to the campus planning process known as The Oregon Experiment. Buildings are seen as solutions in the pattern language of campus planning.[6] The university adheres to the Campus Plan, a document that defines policies and processes within the context of pattern language.[7]
The following table includes most but not all University of Oregon buildings. Bungalow houses in the area of Villard, Moss, and Columbia Streets are not included. Satellite research areas such as Pine Mountain Observatory are not included. Some off-campus buildings in which the university maintains a strategic partnership with other organizations are not included. These structures are listed in the Campus Plan mentioned above. Whenever possible, the origin of proper names is listed in the notes. When the relevant year could not be determined, 0000 is listed.
University Hall, formerly Deady Hall, was named in 1893 for Judge Matthew Deady, Oregon's first federal judge.[n 3][n 4] NRHP Reference: 72001082 [n 5] Part of the old campus
The building was named for Henry Villard, the University's first benefactor. Villard Hall is part of the James F. Miller Theatre Complex.[n 8][n 9] NRHP Reference: 72001083 [n 10] Part of the old campus
Originally the library and then the law school, Fenton Hall was named in 1938 after Judge William D. Fenton, an early UO benefactor. The courtroom scene from the movie National Lampoon's Animal House was filmed at Fenton Hall.[n 13][n 14] Part of the old campus
Named for University donors Charles and Gwen Lillis, Lillis Hall was constructed on the former site of Gilbert Hall and is part of the Lillis Business Complex.[n 17]
Named for University donors Joseph and Hope Anstett, Anstett Hall opened in the renovated space of the former East Gilbert Hall and is part of the Lillis Business Complex.[n 18]
Named for University donors Ronald and Patricia Peterson, Peterson Hall opened in the renovated space of the former West Gilbert Hall and is part of the Lillis Business Complex.[n 19]
Named for University donors Earl and Virginia Chiles, the Chiles Business Center houses a business technology center and computer labs at the Lundquist College of Business[n 20]
Originally constructed to house the new Law Center, the building was renovated in 1999 and renamed Grayson Hall, then in 2002 it was renamed McKenzie Hall and houses information services, computing labs, the Department of History, and the Department of Cinema Studies.[n 21]
Named for Charles H. Chapman, president of the university from 1893 to 1896, Chapman Hall houses the Robert D. Clark Honors College.[n 22][n 23] Part of the Memorial Quad, NRHP Reference: 86001224 [n 24]
Named for Professor Thomas Condon, the University's first geology professor, Condon Hall houses the Department of Geography.[n 25] Part of the Memorial Quad, NRHP Reference: 90000370
Named for University donor Jordan Schnitzer, the museum received its current name after a major renovation in 2005.[n 26] Part of the Memorial Quad, NRHP Reference: 90000370 NRHP Reference: 86001224 [n 27]
Named for University donor Phil Knight, the library received its current name after a major renovation in 1994. The library is part of the Memorial Quad, honoring the athletes of the university (1921), students who fought in the Spanish–American War and World War I (1932), and senior class president Robert Bailey who drowned in the mill race (1940).[n 28] Part of the Memorial Quad, NRHP Reference: 90000370 [n 29]
Named for university president Prince Lucien Campbell, PLC is home to many departments and a large auditorium.[n 30] The Oregon Companion described PLC as "...a pugnaciously ugly eight-story semi-skyscraper office building" and adds, "He deserved better."[n 31] Part of the Memorial Quad
Originally Woman's Memorial Hall, the building was renamed in 1929 for Irene Hazard Gerlinger, first woman regent and fundraising donor.[n 32] Part of Women's Memorial Quadrangle, NRHP Reference: 92001320 [n 33]
Gerlinger Annex houses the department of dance. It was named for Irene Hazard Gerlinger, first woman regent and fundraising donor.[n 34] Part of Women's Memorial Quadrangle
Named for active donor Thomas G. Hendricks and originally a women's dorm, the building is now home to the Career Center, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, the Center for the Study of Women in Society and the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies.[n 35] Part of Women's Memorial Quadrangle, NRHP Reference: 92001320 [n 36]
Named for Susan Campbell, wife of university president Prince Lucien Campbell, Susan Campbell Hall was originally a women's dorm [n 37] Part of Women's Memorial Quadrangle, NRHP Reference: 92001320 [n 38]
Named for nearby Alder Street, Alder Building houses the Department of Ethnic Studies in the former headquarters building for Greek-lettered social clubs [n 39]
An addition to the original 1921 construction was completed in 1980 and is the university's first pattern language building. The complex was renamed for donor Lorry Lokey in 2007.[n 40]
The student union building, named for Donald Erb, seventh president of the university. Erb Memorial Union commemorates members of the university community who served during World War II.[n 46][n 47]
Named for Virgil D. Earl, former director of athletics and the person who hired Bill Bowerman, the Earl Complex includes residence halls named for former faculty: McClure, Morton, Sheldon, Stafford, and Young.[n 48][n 49]
Named for Judge Joshua J. Walton, credited with bringing the University of Oregon to Eugene, the Walton Complex includes residence halls Adams, Clark, DeCou, Douglass, Dyment, Hawthorne, McAlister, Schafer, Smith, and Sweetser.[n 52][n 53]
Named for Sampson H. Friendly, an early donor and member of the original board of regents, Friendly Hall was constructed as a coed dorm and dining facility. In 1928 the building was converted to classrooms and offices.[n 55][n 56]
Home of the School of Architecture, Lawrence Hall is an amalgamation of buildings and renovations near and adjacent to the 1901 Mechanical Hall. It was named for Ellis F. Lawrence, noted architect and founding dean of the school of architecture, in 1957.[n 59]
Originally Roosevelt Junior High School, the building was renamed Condon Elementary School in 1950, and when acquired by the university in 1984 it became Agate Hall, named for nearby Agate Street.[n 62][n 63]
Agate House was named for nearby Agate Hall when the university acquired the property in 1984. A 1925 bungalo, the house had been owned by the Eugene School District and used for classroom space.[n 64]
The longhouse reflects the university's Native American initiative, and all nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon participated in the dedication.[n 66]
The Science Complex is named for university donor Lorry I. Lokey and includes 12 buildings housing various laboratories, classrooms, and departments of the physical sciences.[n 70][n 71]
Part of the Lokey Science Complex, the building was renamed after an extensive renovation in 2016 for Allan Price, a former UO Vice President.[n 72][n 73]
Part of the Lokey Science Complex, Deschutes Hall takes a name given by French-Canadian trappers to the Deschutes River, important to Native American livelihood. The building is home to the Department of Computer and Information Science.[n 77][n 78]
Part of the Lokey Science Complex. Huestis Hall was originally named Science III. In 1986 it was renamed for Ralph Huestis, professor of biology.[n 79]
Part of the Lokey Science Complex. Originally named Science II, the building is home to the departments of biology and chemistry and was renamed in 1990 for the Klamath people.[n 80][n 81][n 82]
Part of the Lokey Science Complex. The building was originally named Science I but renamed in 1990, sometime subsequent to Magellan's naming of the "peaceful sea." [n 84]
Part of the Lokey Science Complex and home to the Department of Physics. Whilamut is a Kalapuya word meaning, "Where the river ripples and runs fast."[n 86][n 87][n 88]
Part of the Lokey Science Complex, originally the building was the infirmary. A physician's apartment was added on the roof in 1951, and the building was retasked and the name changed in 1968, reflecting the importance of the then-new Center for Volcanology.[n 90][n 91]
The Riverfront Research Park is a strategic partnership between the university and various high-tech and research-based companies. Over 70 tenant companies and organizations have located in the park in privately owned buildings on land owned by the State of Oregon.[n 92]
Named for Robert S. Bean, Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, the complex includes residence halls named for former faculty, Caswell, DeBusk, Thornton, Willcox, Moore, Parsons, Ganoe, and Henderson.[n 109]
Named for Judge James Hamilton, the complex includes residence halls named for former faculty, Burgess, Collier, Cedar, Robbins, Spiller, Tingle, McClain, Cloran, Boynton, and Watson.[n 110]
Named for Vivian Olum, professor of counseling psychology and wife of university president Paul Olum, the center specializes in child development.[n 112]
Named for Clifton N. McArthur, first student body president, Mac Court was replaced by Matthew Knight Arena in 2011. In 2001, The Sporting News named Mac Court the "best gym in America," and it was one of Sports Illustrated's 1995 twelve toughest places to play in college basketball.[n 113][n 114]
Named for track coach Bill Hayward, the original plan was for a football field, but a cinder track was added in 1921. The field became a track-only venue when Autzen Stadium was constructed in 1967.[n 118]
Named for Herbert Crombie Howe, a professor of English and advisor to the athletic department, the field was designed for baseball but converted to softball in 1987.[n 120]
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Eugene operated from this site in 1947, and the Coca-Cola warehouse was constructed in 1949. In 1960, Chevrolet dealer Lew Williams built a Googie style showroom adjacent to the warehouse. Joe Romania purchased the dealership in 1969, and in 1988 received the University of Oregon Pioneer Award. His son, Steve Romania, sold the property to the university in 2005. Since that time, the building has again been used as a warehouse, and the large, Googie windows have been boarded. The building is named for the Romania family.[n 126][n 127] NRHP Reference: 11000329
Originally the privately owned College Inn, the building became university property in 1975 and was renamed University Inn. It was later renamed for H. Phil Barnhart, director of university housing, in 2001.[n 128]
The Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Living strives to inspire ecologically and socially conscious living practices through experiential learning.[n 129]
Named for George McMorran, the original owner, the house was purchased by the university in 1941 as the official residence of the university president.[n 130]
A campus named for the White Stag Building, also known as the Hirsch-Weis building in Portland, Oregon, the White Stag Block is home to the Portland campus of the University of Oregon. In 2006 the university purchased, renovated, and combined three buildings, the Bickel Block Building (1888), the Skidmore Block Building (1889), and the White Stag Building (1907).[n 131] Old Town Historic District NRHP Reference: 75001597
^Engeman, Richard (March 25, 2009). The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane. Timber Press. p. 64. ISBN978-0881928990.
^Sonnichsen, David (September 26, 2012). "Name 'Whilamut' bridges the past to the future Guest viewpoint". Eugene Register Guard. Eugene, Oregon. pp. A7.
^"McMorran House and Gardens"(PDF). University of Oregon Campus Planning and Real Estate. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
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