Eaton Hall (Oregon)
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| Eaton Hall | |
 The north side of Eaton Hall |
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| Building | |
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| Type | College |
| Location | Salem, Oregon United States |
| Construction | |
| Started | 1907 |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Floor Count | 4 |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | unknown |
Eaton Hall is a brick and stone college hall on the campus of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, United States. The four story building is the fourth oldest building on the campus after Waller Hall (1867), Gatke Hall (1903), and the Art Building (1907).[1]
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[edit] History
Eaton Hall was built from 1907 to 1908.[2] It was dedicated on September 21, 1909, and named in honor of A.E. Eaton.[2] Eaton donated $50,000 for the construction of the hall.[2] He owned the Union Woolen Mills in Eastern Oregon.[2]
Eaton Hall was home to Willamette’s law school from 1923 until 1938.[3] During the 1960s the structure housed the school’s office of the president, the registrar, the school’s telephone switchboard, and business offices.[4]
In 1983 the building's interior was remodeled.[1] The building was added to Salem’s Historic Properties List in 1984.[5] Then in the spring of 2004, a $1.4 million dollar renovation of the building’s fourth floor was completed.[6]
[edit] Currently
Located on the north end of campus, it is adjacent to Waller Hall to the west and Smullin Hall to the east. To the south is an open field which previously served as the school's football field.[1] The building currently houses Willamette’s humanities programs.[6] This includes the Anthropology, Religion, English, History, Classics, Rhetoric, and Philosophy departments.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Willamette University Historic Buildings. Salem Historical Quarterly. Retrieved on January 27, 2008.
- ^ a b c d 1840-1990 Keepsake Edition: Willamette University. Statesman Journal, October 26, 1990.
- ^ Women of Willamette: Early Legal Pioneers to Today’s Trailblazers. Willamette Lawyer, Spring 2007, p. 12.
- ^ Willamette Stories: From Exceptional to Extraordinary: More than Bricks and Stones. Willamette University. Retrieved on January 27, 2008.
- ^ City of Salem: Historic Properties List. City of Salem. Retrieved on January 27, 2008.
- ^ a b Eaton Hall's Radical Renovation. The Scene, Spring 2004. Retrieved on January 27, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Eaton Hall (Oregon) is at coordinates Coordinates:
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| Academics | |
| Campus |
Eaton Hall · Gatke Hall · Hallie Ford Museum of Art · Hatfield Library · Springer Garden · TIUA · Waller Hall |
| People |
Thomas Gatch · Willis Hawley · Charles McNary · M. Lee Pelton · Symeon Symeonides · Isaac Van Winkle · Olympia Vernon |
| Other |
The Collegian · McCulloch Stadium · College of Medicine · Oregon Institute |
