Villard Hall

Villard Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Eugene, Oregon
Coordinates	44°2′50″N 123°4′35″W / 44.04722°N 123.07639°WCoordinates: 44°2′50″N 123°4′35″W / 44.04722°N 123.07639°W
Built	1886
Architect	Williams,Warren Heywood; Roney, L. N.
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP Reference #	72001083
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1972[1]

Villard Hall is a historic building located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1886, it is the second-oldest building on the University of Oregon campus after Deady Hall. The Second Empire-style building was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Deady and Villard Halls were together designated as one U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1977.^[2][3]

Villard Hall was named for Henry Villard, a railroad magnate and philanthropist who was the University of Oregon's first benefactor. He provided financial aid to the university in 1886. Before its naming, Villard Hall was known as "the new building."

The building now houses the university's comparative literature and theater arts departments, as well as the Robinson Theater.

Villard Hall in 1955

See also

• Building circa 1920
• Deady and Villard Halls, University of Oregon

References

1. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Deady and Villard Halls, University of Oregon". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
3. Carolyn Pitts (1977-02-17). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Deady and Villard Halls, University of Oregon" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying nine images, from 1876 and undated

• The Architecture of the University of Oregon: Villard Hall & Robinson Theater from the University of Oregon Library

External links

• Image of Villard Hall from the University of Oregon
• Building Map of Villard Hall from the University of Oregon