Strong Hall is an administrative hall at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. The hall is on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3][4]
Strong Hall | |
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Location | 213 Strong Hall, U. of Kansas, Jct. Jayhawk Dr. and Poplar Ln. Lawrence, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 38°57′35″N 95°14′48″W / 38.95972°N 95.24667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | McArdle, Montrose Pallen |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 98001174[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 18, 1998 |
History
editAfter 1900, rising enrollments overwhelmed the Old Fraser Hall, known at the time as the "university building," necessitating the construction of a new administration and academic center. Chancellor Frank H. Strong (1902–1920) began requesting financing from the Kansas Legislature for the new structure. Montrose Pallen McArdle, a St. Louis architectural company, was chosen to design the building that Strong and the regents anticipated would be "the center of the university architecture as well as the university life."[5]
Under the advisement of State Architect John Stanton, art professor William A. Griffith, and College Dean Olin Templin, McArdle designed a $500,000 classical Renaissance building that included pillars, a rotunda, an art gallery, and a classical museum. The Kansas Legislature objected to the scope and cost, and the designs were curtailed, while remnants of the original design vision remain; the building was ultimately finished in a Classical Revival style.[5]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Bruner, Monisha (June 16, 2011). "Fact check: Common on-campus myths". The University Daily Kansan. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Strong Hall" (PDF). Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Wood, Brick & Stone – Lawrence". KTWU. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Strong Hall". University of Kansas. Retrieved September 26, 2023.