Pioneer Hall (Oregon)

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name = Pioneer Hall

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caption = Pioneer Hall at Linfield College
location = Linfield College
nearest_city = McMinnville, Oregon, USA
lat_degrees = 45
lat_minutes = 12
lat_seconds = 4
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 123
long_minutes = 11
long_seconds = 55
long_direction = W
built = 1882-1883
added = February 23, 1978
governing_body = Linfield College

Pioneer Hall is the oldest building at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.cite web | title = Oregon National Register List | publisher = Oregon Parks & Recreation Dept.: Heritage Programs: National Register | url= http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate=2008-03-14 ]

History

The building was dedicated June 12 1883, and at that time housed the entire college. [http://www.linfield.edu/admission/visit/detail.php?location_id=5 Campus Visit: Pioneer Hall.] Linfield College. Retrieved on March 14 2008.] At this time the school was named McMinnville College.cite journal
last = Walton
first = Elisabeth
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = A Note on William W. Piper and Academy Architecture in Oregon in the Nineteenth Century
journal = The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
volume = 32
issue = 3
pages = 231–238
publisher =
date = Oct. 1973
url =
doi = 10.2307/988795
id =
accessdate = 2007-03-11] In 1929 the building was named Pioneer Hall in honor of the pioneers of the school. Pioneer Hall was then remodeled in 1946. On February 23 1978, the structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places.Pioneer Hall also used to house the Linfield College radio station, KSLC 90.3 FM, until 2007 when it moved into Renshaw Hall.

Architecture

The hall is topped by a square belfry with a dome and spire. The architectural style of the brick structure is Italian Bracketed. Pioneer Hall is a mixture of the cruciform plan and Italianate style. W. S. White designed the four-story building. [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/iwisapi/explorer.dll?IWS_SCHEMA=NRIS97&IWS_LOGIN=1&IWS_REPORT=100000001 National Register of Historic Places: Index by State and Name with Database Details.] National Parks Service. Retrieved on March 14 2008.]

Currently

The building is now used for a variety of uses. It is a 47 person residence hall on the upper floors, while the lower floors are home to the departments of Psychology, History, and Political Science. [http://www.linfield.edu/reslife/residence-detail.php?id=35 Linfield's Office of Residence Life: Pioneer Hall (female only).] Linfield College. Retrieved on March 14 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/pics/McMinnville/McMinnville%20College.jpgColor postcard with Pioneer Hall]
* [http://bluebook.state.or.us/local/cities/lr/mcminnville.htm Oregon Blue Book: McMinnville]