Spooner Hall
|
Spooner Hall, University of Kansas | |
 | |
  | |
| Location | 14th St. and Oread Ave. on the University of Kansas campus, Lawrence, Kansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°57′30″N 95°14′48″W / 38.95833°N 95.24667°WCoordinates: 38°57′30″N 95°14′48″W / 38.95833°N 95.24667°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | Henry Van Brunt; John Cox |
| Architectural style | Southern Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 74000832[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 1974 |
Spooner Hall was built in 1893-94 as the University of Kansas' first library building. The Richardsonian Romanesque structure was designed by architect Henry Van Brunt and built with funds bequathed by William B. Spooner, a Massachusetts leather merchant who had a family connection to the university. As originally built, the building housed a reading room on the ground floor and meeting space on the upper level, with book stacks in a five story section.[2]
Spooner Hall was constructed of rough-faced gray limestone blocks quarried in the immediate vicinity. A red Dakota sandstone accents quoins, columns, beltlines and sills. The roof is a steeply pitched gable with clay tile roof covering, accented by a sculpted owl on the peak of the western gable. The original interior was completely modified for use as an art gallery.[2]
In 1924 Spooner Hall was superseded by a new library. In 1926 the building became the Spooner-Thayer Museum of Art. Later renamed the University of Kansas Museum of Art, the collection moved into the Spencer Museum of Art in 1978.[3] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 1974.[1] The building presently houses anthropology collections and acts as a conference center.[4]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Hall, Charles (October 30, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Spooner Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Spooner Hall". Historic Mount Oread Fund. Kansas University. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ McCool, John H. "Spooner or Later". KU Memorial Unions. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
External links
- Spooner Hall at the Historic Mount Oread Fund
- "Spooner or Later" at KU History
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. KS-65-A, "Spooner Hall, Fourteenth Street & Jayhawk Road, Lawrence, Douglas County, KS", 10 photos, 14 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
