Villard Hall is a historic building located in
Eugene
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,
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. Completed in 1886, it is the second-oldest building on the
University of Oregon
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campus after
University Hall. The
Second Empire-style building was listed on
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1972.
University Hall and Villard Hall were together designated as one U.S.
National Historic Landmark
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in 1977.
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Villard Hall was named for
Henry Villard
Henry Villard (April 10, 1835 – November 12, 1900) was a German-American journalist and financier who was an influential leader and the sixth president of the Northern Pacific Railway (1881–1884) which completed its trans-continental route d ...
, a railroad
magnate
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and philanthropist who was the University of Oregon's first benefactor. He provided financial aid to the university in 1886. Before its naming, Villard Hall was known as "the new building."
In 1949 a new 400 seat theater was built as an addition onto Villard Hall.
Throughout the late 1950, 1960s and 1970, the studios and transmitter of KWAX were on the third floor. Also on the third floor were studios for KOAC TV, which connected to KOAC in Corvallis via a microwave link, housed in an "outhouse" on the northeast corner of the roof.
The building now houses the university's comparative literature and theater arts departments, as well as the
Robinson Theater Robinson may refer to:
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* Robinson (name)
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* Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719
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* Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 1960s ...
.
See also
*
Building circa 1920
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Deady and Villard Halls, University of Oregon
University and Villard Halls, University of Oregon are historic academic buildings on the campus the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Built in 1876 and 1886 respectively, they are among the oldest surviving academic buildings on the west ...
References
The Architecture of the University of Oregon: Villard Hall & Robinson Theaterfrom the University of Oregon Library
External links
Image of Villard Hallfrom the University of Oregon
Building Map of Villard Hallfrom the University of Oregon
University of Oregon buildings
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National Register of Historic Places in Eugene, Oregon
1886 establishments in Oregon
University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
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