Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall


Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Wenona Hall
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Location	Medary Ave., Brookings, South Dakota
Coordinates	44°19′4″N 96°47′20″W / 44.31778°N 96.78889°W / 44.31778; -96.78889Coordinates: 44°19′4″N 96°47′20″W / 44.31778°N 96.78889°W / 44.31778; -96.78889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1909, 1915
Architect	Schwartz,John J.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	80003718^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 7, 1980

Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota are women's dormitories that were built in 1909 and 1915. John J. Schwartz was architect. The combination was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

The buildingw were deemed to be "significant in the areas of architecture and education" and "good examples of early 20th century academic architecture"; Schwartz is held to have achieved "balance and order" in using neoclassical architecture despite constraints of large scale and many necessary window openings.^[2]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ John C. Awald and Carolyn Torma (March 5, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 2, 2017. with four photos from 1979

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Facilities	Coughlin Campanile Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Frost Arena McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum South Dakota State University Innovation Campus Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall
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