- Bellefield Hall
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name = Bellefield Hall
nrhp_type = cp
imagesize = 300px
caption = Bellefield Hall at theUniversity of Pittsburgh .
location =Pittsburgh ,Pennsylvania , USA
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 26
lat_seconds = 43.49
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 79
long_minutes = 57
long_seconds = 3.34
long_direction = W
area =Schenley Farms Historic District
built = 1924-1926
architect =Benno Janssen
architecture =Italianate
added =July 22 ,1983 [http://WWW.NR.NPS.GOV/iwisapi/explorer.dll?IWS_SCHEMA=NRIS1&IWS_LOGIN=1&IWS_REPORT=100000044 NRIS Database] , National Register of Historic Places, retrieved March 11, 2008.] as part of the Schenley Farms-Oakland Civic District
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
refnum = 83002213
governing_body =University of Pittsburgh Bellefield Hall is a
Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark [http://www.flickr.com/photos/arejay/879958497/in/photostream/] and is a is acontributing property to theSchenley Farms National Historic District [http://www.arch.state.pa.us/pdfs/H050656_01B.pdf] [ [http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory&-format=d.html&-lay=a&-sortfield=issueid%3a%3aissuedate&-sortorder=descend&keywords=bellefield%20hall&-max=50&-recid=38544&-find= University Times ] ] on the campus of theUniversity of Pittsburgh across Bellefield Avenue fromHeinz Memorial Chapel and the lawn of the university'sCathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania , USA.Bellefield Hall, constructed in 1924, was designed by architect
Benno Janssen by combining the facades of the Italianate Palzzo Piccolomini delle Papesse inSiena with the the 18th-century Lee House at Stratford inVirginia for the Flemish-bond brick finish and the high basement. Toker, Franklin; Pittsburgh: an urban portrait; 1986, Pennsylvania State University Press, pg. 89] [ [http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/phmc_display.cfm?KeyNo=005797 PHMC Cultural Resources Database] ]Samuel Yellin was contracted to created the lanterns for the main entrance. [http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/phmc_display.cfm?KeyNo=005797] Bellefield Hall was originally home to the Young Men's and Women's Hebrew Association (Y.M.H.A.), whose patrons included Edgar Kauffman and his family, opened in 1926. [ [http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/american_jewish_history/v087/87.1borish.html Project MUSE ] ] Originally, the high profile of its attic hid a flat expanse of roof where Y.M.H.A. patrons could sunbathe in total privacy. It also featured full sports facilities, meeting rooms, and a historic concert hall featuring Spanish stalactite ceiling and Jacobean wall moldings in which a host of music luminaries (includingArthur Rubinstein ,Isaac Stern , andJean-Pierre Rampal ) made their Pittsburgh debuts.Today, Bellefield Hall is a convert|110000|sqft|m2|sing=on facility that is home to a variety of University offices and services. For University's the Department of Music, is houses a rehearsal spaces, a classroom, graduate student offices, and the William R. Robinson Digital Recording Studio. A recently renovated 676-seat auditorium holds many of the Department of Music's recitals and concerts. [http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory&-format=d.html&-lay=a&-sortfield=issueid%3a%3aissuedate&-sortorder=descend&keywords=bellefield%20hall&-max=50&-recid=37132&-find=] [http://www.umc.pitt.edu/tour/tour-220.html] [http://www.music.pitt.edu/about/facilities.html] Bellefield Hall also houses a sports gym, fitness center, and indoor pool. [http://www.education.pitt.edu/intramurals/virtual-tour-aquatics.asp] The second floor fitness center was renovated and expanded in 2005. [http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory&-format=d.html&-lay=a&-sortfield=issueid%3a%3aissuedate&-sortorder=descend&keywords=bellefield%20hall&-max=50&-recid=34221&-find=] [http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory&-format=d.html&-lay=a&-sortfield=issueid%3a%3aissuedate&-sortorder=descend&keywords=bellefield%20hall&-max=50&-recid=38828&-find=] A classroom specifically designed for African-drumming music was constructed in 2008. [ [http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory&-lay=a&-format=d.html&storyid=8254&-Find Kimberly K. Barlow & Peter Hart, What's New? Places, University Times, Vol 41, No. 1, Aug 28, 2008; University of Pittsburgh, accessdate=2008-28-08] ]
Events
Bellefield Hall has hosted a number of notable events throughout its history, including concerts by the aforementioned musicians. In addition, on
April 3 ,2008 , Republican Presidential candidate CongressmanRon Paul was invited to speak at the University of Pittsburgh. He was the first 2008 presidential candidate to speak on Pitt campus (the second being Barack Obama) during the 2007-2008 academic year and the only Republican candidate to do so.References
*cite book | author=Alberts, Robert C. | title=Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787-1987 | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=
University of Pittsburgh Press | year=1987 | id=ISBN 0-8229-1150-7External links
* [http://www.umc.pitt.edu/tour/tour-220.html Bellefield Hall on Pitt's Virtual Tour]
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