University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District

Infobox_nrhp | name =University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District
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caption =The Richardsonian Romanesque Pillsbury Hall within the Old Campus Historic District.
location= Minneapolis, Minnesota
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built =1886-1907
architect= Multiple
architecture= Renaissance, Queen Anne, Romanesque
added = August 23, 1984
governing_body = State
refnum=84001463 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, includes a number of buildings on the Minneapolis campus that date back to the oldest days of the university. The buildings include:

Eddy Hall, 1886

:Architect: LeRoy BuffingtonOriginally built as the Mechanic Arts building. It is the oldest existing building on the Minneapolis campus.cite web|url=http://www.uservices.umn.edu/heritage/national_register/register.htm|title=National Register, University of Minnesota Heritage Trail, University of Minnesota|accessdate=2007-03-13]

Music Education, 1888

:Architect: Warren H. HayesOriginally the Student Christian Association building. It once housed the Child Welfare and Music Education departments, but is now vacant.

Pattee Hall, 1889

:Architect: J. Walter StevensThe first Law School building. The Law School later moved to Fraser Hall and then to the West Bank.

Pillsbury Hall, 1889

:Architects: LeRoy Buffington with Harvey EllisOriginally named Science Hall, and named for Governor John S. Pillsbury. Harvey Ellis, Buffington's assistant, was responsible for the Romanesque details in the design. Ellis was inspired by Henry Hobson Richardson, but the building also contains elements of the Prairie School, Arts and Crafts, Gothic, and Victorian styles. The building is built with two different colors of sandstone. The buff-colored sandstone is from quarries near Banning State Park, while the red sandstone is from the Fond du Lac formation. The clay tile roof and copper eaves serve to protect the sandstone from the infiltration of water, and they also add to the appearance of the building. cite web|url=http://www.geo.umn.edu/dept/facilities/pillsbury.html|title=Pillsbury Hall|accessdate=2007-03-13]

Nicholson Hall, 1890

:Architects: LeRoy Buffington with Harvey EllisBuilt as a chemistry laboratory, until that department moved to Northrop Mall. It served as the men's student union until Coffman Memorial Union was built. The building was recently renovated with $24 million of structural improvements and interior updates, and reopened to the public in January 2006. [cite web|url=http://www2.cla.umn.edu/news/for_media/press_release_archive/docs/Nicholson121905.pdf|title=Historic Nicholson Hall to Reopen on January 27|date=December 19, 2005|accessdate=2007-03-13]

Wulling Hall, 1892

:Architects: Allen Stem and Charles ReedBuilt as Medical Hall, and later served as the pharmacy building.

Burton Hall, 1894

:Architects: LeRoy Buffington and Charles SedgwickThe main library building on campus until Walter Library was built in 1924. Before Burton Hall was built, the library collection was housed in Old Main. A series of fires in Old Main convinced the Board of Regents that a new, fireproof building was needed. President William Watts Folwell first consulted with LeRoy S. Buffington on a library design, but the Regents overruled him. After much debate between the Regents and the faculty, the design was finalized, with the exterior designed by LeRoy S. Buffington in a Greek Revival style and the interior designed by Charles Sedgwick in a rather ornate Victorian style. The building also included an assembly hall which doubled as a chapel. [cite web|url=http://www.education.umn.edu/edpa/iconics/Burton%20Hall/burton_lec.htm|title=Burton Hall: The University's First Library|last=Johnson|first=Craig|accessdate=2007-03-13]

Armory, 1896

:Architect: Charles AldrichBuilt for athletics and for military drills.

Wesbrook Hall, 1898

:Architect: Frederick CorserOriginally the Laboratory of Medical Science. It became the home of the dentistry department in 1912.

Jones Hall, 1901

:Architect: Charles AldrichThe first home of the physics department. The building, a Renaissance Revival structure, was renovated in 2005 to provide ADA access and to update building systems. Historic features such as stair treads and banisters, paneled doors, arched ceilings and the terra cotta façade were preserved in the renovation. [cite web|url=http://www.ur.umn.edu/FMPro?-db=releases&-lay=web&-format=umnnewsreleases/releasesdetail.html&-RecID=35035&-Find|title=University of Minnesota’s historic Jones Hall to have grand reopening Sept. 6|date=August 8, 2005|acceddate=2007-03-13]

Child Development, 1903

:Architect: Clarence H. Johnston Sr.Originally built as the Mines Building until damaged by fire in 1913. The building was later used for University High School.

hevlin Hall, 1906

:Architect: Ernest KennedyThe site of Old Main, the first building on campus. Shevlin Hall was built as a student union for women until Coffman Memorial Union was built.

Folwell Hall, 1907

:Architect: Clarence H. Johnston Sr.Built to house departments that were displaced after Old Main burned in 1904.

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