Bresee Hall

Bresee Hall
Bresee Hall, September 2012
Location Hartwick Dr., Oneonta, New York
Coordinates 42°27′31″N 75°4′20″W / 42.45861°N 75.07222°WCoordinates: 42°27′31″N 75°4′20″W / 42.45861°N 75.07222°W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1928
Architect Pope, John Russell & Baum, James; Williamson Co.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Neo-Georgian
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 84002892[1]
Added to NRHP April 12, 1984

Bresee Hall is a historic institutional building located on the campus of Hartwick College at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. It was designed by noted architect John Russell Pope and built in 1928. It is a rectangular, three story brick building with a symmetrical thirteen bay facade. The east facade features a projecting, pedimented three bay pavilion. The formal entrance is located at the center of the pavilion and consists of a portico composed of flanking pilasters and columns with composite capitals, a broad entabulature and a segmental pediment. The building is topped by a hipped roof with a two-stage octagonal wooden cupola topped by a weather vane. The building has Colonial Revival style detailing.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ Mark L. Peckham (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bresee Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-14. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".