[1967] The Centennial Record of the University of California, compiled and edited by Verne A. Stadtman and the Centennial Publications Staff (Berkeley: University of California) |
STRUCTURE | DATE COMPLETED | SIZE IN OUTSIDE GROSS SQ. FT., MATERIALS | BUILDING COST | FINANCING | ARCHITECT | HISTORY |
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING | See SPROUL HALL. | |||||
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY BUILDING | See DECORATIVE ART BUILDING. | |||||
AGRICULTURE BUILDING | 1888 | 14,175 wood, brick basement | $10,000 | $3,000 federal funds; $7,000 University funds | Clinton Day | Begun as brick viticulture cellar; establishment of Agricultural Experiment Stations by Hatch Act of Congress (1887) provided funds for addition of two floors and attic of wood; destroyed by fire April 17, 1897; basement served as foundation for Budd Hall. |
AGRICULTURE BUILDING | See BUDD HALL. | |||||
AGRICULTURE HALL | 1912 | 43,300 steel and granite | $267,000 | Permanent Improvement Fund; state bond issue | John Galen Howard | Occupied by Dept. of Entomology and Parasitology and Entomology Library. |
ALUMNI HOUSE | 1954 | 15,126 brick and concrete | $375,000 | Gift: $200,173 California Alumni Assoc.; University funds | Clarence W. Mayhew | A home on the campus for alumni; equipped to accommodate large social gatherings or formal meetings; contains offices of California Alumni Association. |
ANATOMY BUILDING (19071930); formerly METALLURGICAL LABORATORY (18851907) | 1885 | 8,350 wood | $3,500 | Gift: Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst | Clinton Day | Originally machine shop for Dept. of Mining; upon completion of Hearst Memorial Mining Building (1907), remodeled for Dept. of Anatomy and University Printing Office; razed (1937) to clear site for Crocker Radiation Laboratory. |
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH STATION | 1962 | 12,000 concrete | $367,000 | Grant: National Science Foundation | J. Francis Ward | Thirteen small buildings providing quarters for animals and research laboratories for joint studies in animal behavior by Depts. of Anthropology, Psychology, and Zoology. |
ANTHROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM (193159); formerly MINING AND MECHANIC ARTS BUILDING (18791907); CIVIL ENGINEERING BUILDING (190731) | 1879 | 18,900 stone and brick | $38,500 | State appropriation | Alfred A. Bennett | Razed (1959) to clear site for Campbell Hall. |
ANTHROPOLOGY BUILDING | 1904 | 9,600 corrugated iron | $3,500 | Gift: Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst | John Galen Howard | Housed anthropological materials in the Hearst collections; razed (1953) to clear site for Hertz Hall. |
ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS BUILDING; formerly GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS BUILDING (192961) | 1929 | 5,100 | $37,000 | University funds | W. P. Stephenson | Includes addition, 1948. |
ARCHITECTURE BUILDING | See ENGINEERING RESEARCH SERVICES BUILDING. | |||||
ART BUILDING | See NAVAL ARCHITECTURE BUILDING. | |||||
ART GALLERY | See UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY. | |||||
AUDITORIUM THEATER (STUDENT CENTER) | 1967 est. | 158,000 concrete | $5,300,000 | University funds; fund raising campaign | Hardison and DeMars | Auditorium to seat 2,000; theater to seat 600; completes Student Center complex with 2,000seat auditorium and 600seat theater; includes space for future TV/FM radio facility. |
BACON ART AND LIBRARY BUILDING | See BACON HALL. | |||||
BACON HALL (191161); formerly BACON ART AND LIBRARY BUILDING (18811911) | 1881 | 29,000 brick and stone | $77,000 | Gift: $25,000 Henry D. Bacon; state appropriation | John A. Remer | First library building; art gallery occupied third floor; library moved to new building (1911); remodeled, renamed, and occupied by Depts. of Geology and Geography; clock tower removed (1925) as earthquake hazard; included addition, 1902 (John Galen Howard, arch.); razed (1961) to clear site for Birge Hall; named for Henry Douglas Bacon, who donated his library plus half the funds for construction. |
2401 BANCROFT WAY; formerly FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH (18981960) | 1898 | 4,094 wood | A. C. Schweinfurth | Acquired in 1960; church building retained; parish house and auxiliary structure razed (1965) to clear portion of site for auditorium theater. | ||
BAND BUILDING | 1923 | 1,200 wood | $2,000 | University funds | John Galen Howard | ROTC band room and quartermasters office during World War I; after the war, used by student bands until 1958, when incorporated into Dwinelle Annex group; included addition, 1949; razed (1964) to improve pedestrian circulation. |
2 BARROW LANE (195864); formerly PRINTING OFFICE (191740); RECEIVING ROOM AND STORE HOUSE (194058) | 1917 | 10,000 concrete | $27,500 | $26,000 Regent J. K. Moffitt (loan) | John Galen Howard | Razed (1964) to permit widening of entrance a Bancroft Way at Telegraph Avenue. |
BARROWS HALL | 1964 | 192,000 concrete | $3,767,500 | State appropriation | Aleck L. Wilson & Associates | For Graduate School and School of Business Administration, Depts. of Political Science, Economics, and Sociology; named for General David P. Barrows, prof. of political science (191042), ninth President of University (191923). |
BIOCHEMISTRY BUILDING | 1964 | 85,757 concrete | $3,227,500 | State appropriation; National Science Foundation; National Institutes of Health | Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons | |
BIOCHEMISTRY AND VIRUS LABORATORY | See MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND VIRUS LABORATORY. | |||||
BIRGE HALL | 1964 | 92,400 concrete | $2,964,000 | State appropriation | Warnecke & Warnecke | For physics; joined by glasswalled passageways to Le Conte Hall; named for Raymond T. Birge, prof. of physics, emeritus, chairman of dept. (193254). |
BOALT HALL | See LAW BUILDING AND DURANT HALL. | |||||
BOTANICAL GARDENS | 1927 | 16,260 wood | State appropriation | Office of Architects and Engineers | Second botanical gardens, eight greenhouses, three field buildings, and office building located in Strawberry Canyon; the first, maintained between 1892 and 1928, located in glade north of Doe library. | |
BOTANY BUILDING | 1898 | 9,940 wood | $6,000 | State appropriation | Clinton Day | First located on site of Stephens Hall; moved (1921) to southeast portion of campus near College Avenue; razed (1930) as fire hazard. |
BOWLES HALL | 1929 | 73,700 concrete | $354,000 | Gift: $265,000 Mrs. Phillip E. Bowles; University funds | George W. Kelham | First Universityowned student residence hall (men), named for Phillip E. Bowles 82, Regent (191122). |
BUDD HALL (190830); formerly AGRICULTURE BUILDING (18971908) | 1897 | 20,737 wood | $11,000 | State appropriation | Clinton Day | Second agricultural building replacing one burned April, 1897; named for Governor James H. Budd 73 following his death in July, 1908; razed (1930) to clear site for Moses Hall. |
BYERLY SEISMOGRAPHIC STATION | 1962 | 1,000 concrete | $99,000 | U. S. Air Force | John A. Blume & Associates | Tunnel, equipped with geophysical instruments, extending 106 feet into side of Strawberry Canyon; named for Perry Byerly, prof. of seismology, emeritus, chairman of Dept. of Geological Sciences (194954) and director of Seismological Stations (195063). |
CALIFORNIA FIELD | 1904 | 231,300 (includes 85,100 sq. ft. in wood bleachers) | $20,000 | $18,000 from ASUC; University funds | John Galen Howard | First enclosed football field for University; seating for 17,000 spectators; bleachers razed (1925) to clear site for Hearst Gymnasium for Women and playing fields. |
CALIFORNIA HALL | 1905 | 56,400 steel and granite | $269,000 | $250,000 state appropriation; University funds | John Galen Howard | Administration building (190541); remodeled for Institute of Industrial Relations and classrooms |
CALIFORNIA MEMORIAL STADIUM | 1923 | 387,670 concrete; including field 106,000 | $1,021,500 | Fund raising campaign | John Galen Howard | Dedicated to memory of University students who lost their lives in World War I; seats 77,000. |
CALLAGHAN HALL | 1947 | 13,900 wood | $20,000 | U. S. Veterans Educational Facilities Program | Moved from Camp Shoemaker after World War II and occupied by offices of Naval ROTC; named for Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan, U.S.N., killed on bridge of "U.S.S. San Francisco" during battle of Solomon Islands. | |
CAMPANILE | See SATHER TOWER. | |||||
CAMPBELL HALL | 1959 | 61,340 concrete | $1,238,000 | State appropriation | Warnecke & Warnecke | Occupied by Depts. of Mathematics, Astronomy, Statistics, and Computer Center; named for William Wallace Campbell, director of Lick Observatory (18911930), President of University (192330). |
CAMPUS CAFETERIA | See INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS OFFICE. | |||||
CANYON POOL | See MENS SWIMMING POOL. | |||||
CHEMICAL BIODYNAMICS LABORATORY | 1963 | 37,392 concrete | $1,253,000 | National Science Foundation; C. F. Kettering Foundation; National Institutes of Health; state appropriation | Michael A. Goodman | For scientists applying techniques of physics and chemistry to problems of biological evolution and photosynthesis. |
CHEMISTRY ANNEX | 1915 | 5,500 wood | $12,000 | University funds | John Galen Howard | Razed (1963) to clear site for Hildebrand Hall. |
CHEMISTRY AUDITORIUM | 1913 | 5,000 concrete | $37,000 | Permanent Improvement Fund | John Galen Howard | Lecture hall especially equipped for instruction in chemistry; seating capacity of 500; razed (1959) to clear site for Latimer Hall. |
CHEMISTRY BUILDING | 1891 | 43,180 brick | $83,500 | University funds | Clinton Day | Includes additions (1900, 1902, 1912); razed to clear site for Hildebrand Hall. |
CHEMISTRY UNIT 2 | See HILDEBRAND HALL | |||||
CHRISTIE OVAL | See EDWARDS FIELDS AND STADIUM. Named for Walter Christie, coach of track and field (190132). | |||||
CINDER TRACK | 1886 | 86,000 (includes 14,000 sq. ft. in wood bleachers) | First formal athletic grounds; located immediately east of Eucalyptus Grove; site now covered by western portion of Life Sciences Building and parking lot; razed (1916) after completion of Running Track east of Barrow Lane. | |||
CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING BUILDING | See NAVAL ARCHITECTURE BUILDING. | |||||
CIVIL ENGINEERING BUILDING | See ANTHROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM. | |||||
CIVIL ENGINEERING TESTING LABORATORY | See RADIATION LABORATORY. | |||||
CONSERVATORY | 1894 | 6,200 glass and steel | $20,000 | University funds | Lord & Burnham, Irving, N. Y. | "Plant house" for agricultural studies on north slope of central glade opposite Doe library; razed (1924) to clear area for Haviland Road. |
CORPORATION YARD | 1940 | 37,600 six wooden buildings | $85,000 | $35,000, State Fair Fund; $50,000, University Building Program | Arthur Brown, Jr. | Maintenance shops and storehouses located at entrance to Strawberry Canyon, east of stadium; razed (1959) to clear site for Strawberry Canyon Recreation Area. |
CORY HALL | 1950 | 137,640 concrete | $2,055,500 | State appropriation; University funds | Corlett & Anderson | Occupied by Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Electronics Research Laboratory; named for Clarence L. Cory, prof. of electrical engineering (18921931), dean of College of Mechanics (190829); includes additions (1959, 1961). |
COWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1930 | 108,398 concrete | $450,000 | Gift: $250,000 Henry Cowell estate; state bond issue | Arthur Brown, Jr. | Administered by Student Health Service. |
Donner Pavilion | 1954 | $193,000 | Gift: Donner Foundation | Weihe, Frick & Kruse | Twostory addition to east wing for research in radiobiology under supervision of Donner Laboratory. | |
Addition | 1960 | $246,000 | Gift: Cowell Foundation | E. Geoffrey Bangs | Fourstory wing to north, increasing capacity of hospital to 100 beds. | |
CROCKER RADIATION LABORATORY | 1937 | 4,200 concrete | $100,000 incl. 60"cyclotron | Gift: $75,000 from Regent William H. Crocker; University funds | George W. Kelham | First laboratory built specifically to house a cyclotron; atomic energy research conducted continuously until July, 1962 when cyclotron transferred to Davis; east portion of building razed (1962) to clear site for Physical Sciences Lecture Hall; west portion razed (1966) to improve campus landscape; named for William H. Crocker, Regent (190837). |
CYCLOTRON | See separate article on LAWRENCE RADIATION LABORATORYBERKELEY. | |||||
DAVIS HALL formerly ENGINEERING MATERIALS LABORATORY (193166) | 1931 | 60,700 concrete | $690,000 | State bond issue | George W. Kelham | For Div. of Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics and several related research laboratories named for Raymond E. Davis, prof. of engineering emeritus. |
Addition | 1967 est. | 173,000 concrete | $3,814,000 | State appropriation | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | Replaces high bay (8,047 square feet) at south end of Engineering Materials Laboratory; under construction (1966). |
DECORATIVE ART ANNEX (193064); formerly MUSEUM OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (190930) | 1909 | 12,700 corrugated iron | $15,000 | Gift: $7,000, Miss Annie Alexander; Permanent Improvement Fund | John Galen Howard | Razed (1964) to improve campus landscaping. |
DECORATIVE ART BUILDING (193064); formerly FERTILIZER CONTROL BUILDING (190920), AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY BUILDING (192030) | 1909 | 11,800 wood | $7,500 | Fees from fertilizer tests | John Galen Howard | Razed (1964) to improve campus landscaping. |
DINING COMMONS (STUDENT CENTER) | 1960 | 48,300 concrete | $1,272,000 | See STUDENT UNION | Hardison and DeMars | Includes Golden Bear Restaurant (seats 198 inside, 150 outside), cafeteria (seats 824 inside, 122 outside), and Terrace (seats 216 inside, 449 outside). |
DOE MEMORIAL LIBRARY | 1917 | 463,600 with annex; steel and granite | $1,439,000 | Gift: $779,000 estate of Charles Franklin Doe; $525,000 state bond issue | John Galen Howard | Main library of Berkeley campus; partly completed 1911; for Charles Franklin Doe, who gave major portion of construction funds. |
Annex | 1949 | $1,956,000 | Arthur Brown, Jr. | |||
DONNER LABORATORY | 1942 | 44,640 concrete | $650,000 | $465,000 International Cancer Research Foundation; $20,000 National Defense Research Committee; University funds | Arthur Brown, Jr. | Offices and laboratories for Div. of Medical Physics and research units cooperating with Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in biophysics, nuclear medicine, space biology; named for William H. Donner, then president of International Cancer Foundation (later called "The Donner Foundation"); includes addition, 1955 (Reynolds & Chamberlain, arch.). |
DONNER PAVILION | See COWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. | |||||
DRAWING BUILDING | See NAVAL ARCHITECTURE BUILDING. | |||||
DURANT HALL; formerly BOALT HALL OF LAW (191151) | 1911 | 24,300 steel and granite | $163,500 | Gift: $100,000 Mrs. Elizabeth J. Boalt; $50,000 California lawyers subscriptions | John Galen Howard | First a memorial to Judge John H. Boalt; School of Law and Boalt name moved to new location (1951); renamed for Rev. Henry Durant, first President of University (187072), and occupied by Dept. of Oriental Languages and East Asiatic Library. |
DURANT HALL | See OPTOMETRY BUILDING | |||||
DWINELLE ANNEX; formerly MILITARY SCIENCE BUILDING (192033), MUSIC BUILDING (193358) | 1920 | 8,300 wood | $18,000 | University funds | John Galen Howard | Dept. of Military Science moved to Harmon Gymnasium (1933); building remodeled for Dept. of Music; enlarged (1949) for Music Library; in 1958 renamed Dwinelle Annex and occupied by Depts. of Dramatic Arts, Comparative Literature; includes addition, 1949 (Michael A. Goodman, arch.). |
DWINELLE HALL | 1952 | 229,000 concrete | $2,730,000 | State appropriation; University funds. | Weihe, Frick & Kruse | Classrooms and faculty offices for Depts. of History, Speech, Classical and Modern Languages (except English); named in memory of John W. Dwinelle, trustee of College of California, state assemblyman responsible for writing and passage of "Organic Act" establishing University of California and member of its first Board of Regents (186874). |
EARTH SCIENCES BUILDING | 1961 | 121,974 concrete | $2,437,000 | State appropriation | Warnecke & Warnecke | Offices, laboratories, and exhibit areas for Depts. of Geology and Geophysics, Geography, Paleontology, Museum of Paleontology, and Earth Sciences Library. |
EAST HALL | 1898 | 29,400 wood | $17,500 | State appropriation | Clinton Day | Dept. of Zoology laboratories and offices (18981930); first located on site of Le Conte Hall; moved (1921) to site of Morrison Hall; after 1930, used for storage, faculty offices; razed (1942) as fire hazard. |
EDWARDS FIELDS AND STADIUM | 1932 | 527,800 (including 450,300 fields) concrete | $630,000 | $614,000 from ASUC; state appropriation | Warren C. Perry and George W. Kelham | Athletic fields named in memory of "Colonel" George C. Edwards 73, prof. of mathematics (18741918); contains Walter Christie (track) Oval (bleachers seat 21,000) and Clint Evans Baseball Diamond (bleachers seat 3,000). |
EMERGENCY CLASSROOM BUILDING | See OPTOMETRY BUILDING. | |||||
ENGINEERING BUILDING | See MCLAUGHLIN HALL. | |||||
ENGINEERING COURTYARD BUILDING | 1962 | 15,900 concrete | $372,000 | State appropriation | Van Bourg & Nakamura | Onestory, underground laboratory occupied by units of Dept. of Civil Engineering. |
ENGINEERING DESIGN BUILDING | See NAVAL ARCHITECTURE BUILDING. | |||||
ENGINEERING MATERIALS LABORATORY | See DAVIS HALL. | |||||
ENGINEERING RESEARCH SERVICES BUILDING; formerly ARCHITECTURE BUILDING (190664) | 1906 | 22,300 wood and concrete | $35,500 | Permanent Improvement Fund | John Galen Howard | Known to generations of students as "The Ark"; assigned to College of Engineering after College of Environmental Design moved to Wurster Hall (1964); includes additions (1908, 1912, 1936, 1952). |
ENTOMOLOGY BUILDING | See PURE FOOD AND DRUGS LABORATORY. | |||||
ESHLEMAN HALL | See MOSES HALL. | |||||
ESHLEMAN HALL (STUDENT CENTER) | 1965 | 48,840 concrete | $1,157,000 | ASUC funds from sale of former publications bldg. to Regents; student fees | Hardison and DeMars | ASUC office and publications building (except for "The Pelican") and Office of Intercollegiate Athletics; forms Bancroft Way boundary of Student Center quadrangle; named for John M. Eshleman 02, former ASUC president and It. governor of California. |
ETCHEVERRY HALL | 1964 | 193,119 concrete | $4,544,000 | State appropriation | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | For Depts. of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, and Division of Aeronautical Sciences; named for Bernard A. Etcheverry, prof. of irrigation and drainage (191551) and chairman of dept. (192351). |
EVANS BASEBALL DIAMOND | See EDWARDS FIELDS AND STADIUM; named in 1965 for Clinton Evans 12, baseball coach (193054). | |||||
EVANS HALL | 1967 est. | 180,000 concrete | $5,924,000 | Gardner A. Dailey & Associates | Under construction (1966); named for Griffith C. Evans, prof. of mathematics, emeritus, and dept. chairman (193449). | |
FACULTY CLUB | 1903 | 32,100 | $487,500 | Initiation fees, life memberships, bond sales, Regents gifts, and loans | Bernard Maybeck | Club (for men) organized 1902; antecedent Dining Association met in University cottage; new clubhouse incorporated cottage as dining room and kitchen; includes additions, 1903, 1904 (John Galen Howard, arch.), 1914, 1925 (Warren Perry, arch.), 1959 (Downs and Lagorio, arch.). |
FERNWALDSMYTH RESIDENCE HALLS 2939 Dwight Way
| 1946 | 119,045 (8 bldgs.) wood | $902,000 | Dormitory Construction Fund | W. H. Ratcliff | Living quarters for 476 students, both men and women; located at head of Dwight Way on 9.7 acres of land willed University by William H. Smyth (1935), together with his home "Fernwald." |
FERTILIZER CONTROL BUILDING | See DECORATIVE ART BUILDING. | |||||
FORESTRY BUILDING | See MULFORD HALL. | |||||
FORESTRY BUNGALOW | See MUSIC BUILDING. | |||||
FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 1915 | 15,100 concrete | $28,500 | University funds | John Galen Howard | Razed (1962) to clear site for Physical Sciences Lecture Hall. |
2223 FULTON BUILDING | 1923 | 51,000 concrete | $750,000 (purchase) | State appropriation | James W. Plachek | Sixstory building purchased from U. S. Farm Bureau (1960); remodeled (Michael A. Goodman, arch.) and occupied by University of California Press (1962) and University Extension (1963). |
GIANNINI HALL | 1930 | 81,300 concrete | $500,000 | Gift: Bancitaly Corporation | William C. Hays | Third building of a proposed agricultural quadrangle; tribute to Amadeo P. Giannini from Bancitaly Corporation through endowment of $1,500,000 to establish and house Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. |
GIAUQUE HALL formerly LOW TEMPERATURE LABORATORY (195466) | 1954 | 27,430 brick and concrete | $793,000 | University funds | Reynolds & Chamberlain | For research in properties of matter at temperatures approaching zero degrees; occupies court between Gilman Hall and Hildebrand Hall; one story above ground, two levels below ground; named for William F. Giauque, prof. of chemistry, emeritus, and Nobel Laureate. |
GILL TRACT (Albany) | ||||||
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE EXPERIMENTAL AREA 22 structures | 19401963 | 44,594 glass | State appropriation | H. Thomsen | Superintendents cottage, service bldg., storage bldg., bioclimatic chambers, insectary, laboratorylath house, screenhouse 8 greenhouses, and 6 headhouses. | |
VIRUS LABORATORY GREENHOUSES 3 structures | 1959 | 7,264 glass, aluminum, and wood | $106,000 | State appropriation | Hertzka & Knowles | |
USDA QUARANTINE FACILITY | 1963 | 4,600 glass, aluminum, and wood | $119,000 | U. S. Dept. of Agriculture | Donald S. Macky | |
UNIVERSITY VILLAGE | See UNIVERSITY VILLAGE. | |||||
GILMAN HALL | 1917 | 44,700 concrete | $205,053 | State bond issue | John Galen Howard | For administrative offices of College of Chemistry and Dept. of Chemistry, instruction in physical chemistry and chemical engineering, and Chemistry Library until building of Latimer Hall; now occupied by Dept. of Chemical Engineering; named for Daniel Coit Gilman, second President of University, 187275. |
GIRTON HALL | 1912 | 1,790 wood | $4,782 | Gift: senior women | Julia Morgan | Meeting place for senior women, first located on Strawberry Canyon Road east of former upper College Avenue entrance; moved north of Cowell Hospital upon opening of Gayley Road (1946); named for Girton College, Cambridge, first college for women giving university work in England. |
GREEK THEATRE | 1903 | 40,390 concrete | $447,000 | Gift: William Randolph Hearst; Hearst Foundation | John Galen Howard | Outdoor theater seating 10,000, noted for excellent acoustics; scene of University ceremonial events, student bonfire rallies, dramatic and musical performances; named for William Randolph Hearst who donated construction funds. Includes addition 1957 (Ernest Born, arch.). |
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS BUILDING | See ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS BUILDING. | |||||
GYMNASIUM FOR MEN | See HARMON GYMNASIUM FOR MEN. | |||||
HAAS CLUBHOUSE | 1959 | 11,813 wood | $350,500 including Stern Pool | Gift: $295,000 Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Haas and Lucie Stern Trust; $50,000 Regents | Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons | Recreational hall in Strawberry Canyon Recreational Area; named for Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Haas, who donated major portion of construction funds. |
HANDBALL COURTS | 1960 | 10,100 concrete | $249,500 | State appropriation | Anderson, Gee and Willer | Located underneath southeast corner of Edwards baseball field. |
HARMON GYMNASIUM | 1879 | 21,200 wood | $20,057 | Gift from A. K. P. Harmon; University funds | Gymnasium, armory, and indoor auditorium for over 50 years; included additions (1886, 1897, 1900); razed (1933) as fire hazard after completion of new Harmon gymnasium; site utilized by south wing of Dwinelle Hall. | |
HARMON GYMNASIUM FOR MEN; formerly GYMNASIUM FOR MEN (193358) | 1933 | 167,700 steel and concrete | $727,500 | Gift: $485,000 from Ernest V. Cowell estate; $100,000 ASUC; state appropriation | George W. Kelham | Seats 7,000 when used as auditorium; named for A. K. P. Harmon, donor of the first Harmon Gymnasium. |
HAVILAND HALL | 1924 | 51,440 concrete | $350,000 | Gift: $250,000 Mrs. Hannah N. Haviland; state appropriation | John Galen Howard | Occupied by School of Education and Lange Library of Education (192463); occupied by School of Social Welfare since 1963; named for Hannah H. Haviland, wife of San Francisco businessman, who donated construction funds. |
HEARST GREEK THEATRE | See GREEK THEATRE. | |||||
HEARST GYMNASIUM FOR WOMEN | 1927 | 142,000 concrete | $660,000 | Gift: William Randolph Hearst | Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan | Presented by William Randolph Hearst in memory of his mother, Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst. |
HEARST HALL | 1898 | 19,410 wood | $40,000 | Gift: Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst | Bernard Maybeck | Hall for large scale entertaining built by Mrs. P. A. Hearst next to her home on Piedmont Ave. and Channing Way; moved to lot on College Ave., north of Bancroft Way, remodeled as a gymnasium and social hall for women students, presented with land to University (1899); included addition, 1901; destroyed by fire, 1922; site now utilized by southern portion of Wurster Hall. |
HEARST HALL SWIMMING POOL | See HYDRAULICS MODEL BASIN. | |||||
HEARST MEMORIAL MINING BUILDING | 1907 | 105,000 steel and granite | $1,065,000 | Gift: Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst | John Galen Howard | Named for Senator George Hearst, member of the California Legislature (186566) and U. S. Senator (186691); includes court development, 1948 (Michael Goodman, arch.). |
HEARST RANGE GREENHOUSES; 13 greenhouses, 2 glasshouses, 7 headhouses, lath house | 1925 | 45,800 glass, wood, and concrete | $79,000 | Gift: $50,000 fund raising campaign; state appropriation | John Galen Howard | Research area for College of Agriculture; includes addition, 1930, 1941 (Arthur Brown, Jr., arch.), 1950 (Office of Architects & Engineers, arch.), 1953 (Beals & Macky, arch.); buildings razed (195962) to clear sites for Tolman Hall and Biochemistry Building. |
HEATING PLANT | 1930 | 9,000 concrete | $58,500 | University funds | George W. Kelham | |
HERTZ MEMORIAL HALL OF MUSIC | 1958 | 30,123 concrete | $1,758,000 including Morrison Hall | Gift: $200,000 from estate of Alfred Hertz; state appropriation | Gardner A. Dailey and Associates | Concert hall seats 750; contains ONeill Memorial Organ; connected by covered walkway with Morrison Hall; named for Alfred Hertz, conductor of San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, 191530. |
HESSE HALL | 1924 | 83,759 concrete | $1,152,000 | University funds | John Galen Howard | Originally a heat, power laboratory; now occupied by Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory, Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, faculty offices, Engineering Library; named for Frederick G. Hesse, prof. of mechanical engineering (18751904); includes additions, 1931 (George W. Kelham, arch.), 1947 (Corlett & Anderson, arch.), 1959 (Vanbourg & Nakamura, arch.). |
HILDEBRAND HALL | 1966 est. | 131,360 concrete | $4,605,000 | State appropriation | Anshen & Allen | Research laboratories for study of inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and qualitative analysis; faculty offices and Chemistry Library; under construction (1966); named for Joel H. Hildebrand, prof of chemistry, emeritus, dean of men (192326) dean of the College of Letters and Science (193943) and College of Chemistry (194951), and chairman of the chemistry dept. (194143). |
HILGARD HALL | 1917 | 70,800 concrete | $375,000 | State bond issue | John Galen Howard | Second building of agriculture group; occupied by Depts. of Plant Pathology, Soils and Plant Nutrition; named for Eugene W. Hilgard, first dean, College of Agriculture (18741904). |
HOME ECONOMICS BUILDING | 1917 | 8,375 wood | $17,500 | University funds | John Galen Howard | First home economics building, located directly north of the former Mechanics Building; razed (1930) as fire hazard. |
HOME ECONOMICS BUILDING | See MORGAN HALL. | |||||
HORTON HALL | See TEMPORARY CLASSROOM AND OFFICE BUILDINGS, RESIDENTIAL, 2620 Bancroft Way. | |||||
HYDRAULICS MODEL BASIN (193455); formerly HEARST HALL SWIMMING POOL (191427) | 1915 | 10,000 concrete | $11,500 | Gift: Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst | John Galen Howard | Womens swimming pool and athletic field which adjoined Hearst Hall on north; after burning of gymnasium (1922), area fenced, dressing rooms built, pool and field continued in use by women until new gymnasium built (1927); in 1934, with help of federal funds, pool converted into laboratory for research in erosion and tidal problems on beaches, harbors, rivers; razed (1955) after facility replaced at the Richmond Field Station. |
HYGIENE AND PATHOLOGY LABORATORY | 1908 | 26,600 wood | $21,000 | Permanent Improvement Fund | John Galen Howard | Quarters for joint projects undertaken by Dept. of Hygiene and State Hygienic Laboratory; razed (1930) as fire hazard. |
INSECTARY | 1953 | 8,490 wood | $95,000 | State appropriation | Ira S. Beals and Donald S. Macky | Research unit of Division of Entomology and Acarology, located on Oxford Tract north of Hearst Ave. on Oxford St. |
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS OFFICE (196065); formerly CAMPUS CAFETERIA (194860) | 1948 | 31,800 wood | $89,000 | University funds | U. S. Army Engineers | Former mess hall at Camp Parks, Alameda county during World War II; moved to campus (1947) for cafeteria; service moved to Student Union Dining Commons (1960); building occupied by Intercollegiate Athletic Offices, then razed (1965) to improve campus landscaping. |
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE | 1930 | 243,300 concrete | $1,750,000 | Gift: John D. Rockefeller, Jr. | George W. Kelham | Residence hall and social meeting place for foreign and American students; one of four such houses in the world; occupied by Navy V12 units during World War II and called Callaghan Hall; returned to University September, 1946. |
JONES CHILD STUDY CENTER; 2425 Atherton Street | 1960 | 9,620 wood | $205,000 | State appropriation | Joseph Esherick | Unit of Institute of Human Development, housing University nursery school; named for Harold E. Jones, prof. of psychology (192760), director of Institute of Human Development (193560). |
KEPLER COTTAGES | See STUDENT COTTAGES. | |||||
KLEEBERGER INTRAMURAL PLAYING FIELD | 1941 | 74,000 | $73,000 | University funds | Walter T. Steilberg | Fenced field north of California Memorial Stadium; named for Frank L. Kleeberger, prof. of physical education (191342). |
KROEBER HALL | 1959 | 112,948 concrete | $2,155,000 | State appropriation | Gardner A. Dailey | Two units (Lowie Museum of Anthropology and Worth Ryder Art Gallery) open to public: contains Dept. of Anthropology, Dept. of Art, Archaeological Research Facility, Art and Anthropology Library; named for Alfred L. Kroeber, prof. of anthropology, emeritus, chairman of dept. (190146). |
LATIMER HALL | 1963 | 185,420 concrete | $6,282,000 | State appropriation | Anshen & Allen | For offices of College of Chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry, classes in organic chemistry, freshman chemistry, and (temporarily) Chemistry Library; named for Wendell M. Latimer, prof. of chemistry (191955), dean of College of Chemistry (194249). |
LAW BUILDING | 1951 | 204,133 concrete | $1,740,500 | Gifts: $758,267 Garret W. McEnerney bequest; $126,732 Kavanagh bequest; Boalt estate; state appropriation | Warren C. Perry | School of Law transferred from former Boalt Hall (1951); Boalt name also transferred and applied to classroom wing of new buildings; other wing named Garret W. McEnerney Law Library; includes addition, 1959. |
LAW COMPLEX | 1966 est. | 80,446 concrete | $2,460,000 | Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons | Under construction. | |
LAW SCHOOL ADDITION | State appropriation | For additional library space, classroom seating for 100, 23 faculty offices. | ||||
EARL WARREN LEGAL CENTER | Gifts: law school alumni; other donors | Provides auditorium seating 500, research and conference rooms; named for U. S. Chief Justice Earl Warren 12. | ||||
MANVILLE HALL | Gifts: $500,000 Countess Folke Bernadotte and H. E. Manville, Jr.; $350,000 Garret McEnerney Estate; $600,000 law school alumni | Sevenstory residence hall for law students; named for Hiram Edward Manville, former president of JohnsManville Corporation. | ||||
LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE | 1966 est. | 111,550 concrete | $4,680,000 | Gifts: private donors, scientific corporations, other institutions | Anshen & Allen | Educational center to inform public about science; named for Ernest O. Lawrence, prof. of physics (192858), first director of Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (193658), and Nobel Laureate; under construction. |
LAWRENCE RADIATION LABORATORY | See separate article on LAWRENCE RADIATION LABORATORY. | |||||
LE CONTE HALL | 1924 | 164,150 concrete | $1,676,500 | State appropriation; National Science Foundation grant | John Galen Howard | For Dept. of Physics; named for John Le Conte, prof. of physics (187681), third President of University (188185), and Joseph Le Conte, prof. of geology and natural science (18681901); includes additions, 1950 (Miller & Warnecke, arch.), 1964 (John Carl Warnecke & Associates, arch.). |
LEUSCHNER OBSERVATORY; formerly STUDENTS OBSERVATORY (18861951) 9 structures | 1886 | 9,312 wood | $10,000 | State appropriation | Clinton Day | Equipped with 20inch reflecting telescope and other instruments for student instruction in astronomy; named for Armin O. Leuschner, director of observatory (18981938). |
LEWIS HALL | 1948 | 57,600 concrete | $1,132,500 | State appropriation | E. Geoffrey Bangs | Assigned to analytic, inorganic, and microchemistry; named for Gilbert N. Lewis, prof. of chemistry (191245), dean of College of Chemistry (191241). |
LIBRARY ANNEX | See DOE MEMORIAL LIBRARY. | |||||
LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING | 1930 | 376,333 concrete | $1,186,000 | $40,000 WPA; state bond issue | George W. Kelham | One of largest academic structures in U. S.; contains laboratories, classrooms for Depts. of Anatomy, Botany, Bacteriology, Physiology, Psychology (to 1962), Zoology; also houses Biology Library, herbaria, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, and (to 1964) BioOrganic Laboratory. |
LOW TEMPERATURE LABORATORY | See GIAUQUE HALL. | |||||
LOWIE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY | See KROEBER HALL. | |||||
MANVILLE HALL | See LAW COMPLEX. | |||||
MCLAUGHLIN HALL formerly ENGINEERING BUILDING (190666) | 1931 | 51,400 concrete | $379,500 | State bond issue | George W. Kelham | Used for administrative offices of College of Engineering, department offices, laboratories of Depts. of Civil and Mechanical Engineering; named for Donald H. McLaughlin, Regent (195066). |
MECHANIC ARTS LABORATORY | See RADIATION LABORATORY. | |||||
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING | See MECHANICS BUILDING. | |||||
MECHANICS ANNEX | 1918 | 14,400 wood | U. S. Government | U. S. Engineers | Erected by federal government during World War I for School of Military Aeronautics; purchased by University and occupied by U. S. Shipping Board School (191921); used by Depts. of Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, and Radio Engineering (192126); razed (1926). | |
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING (193165); formerly MECHANICS BUILDING (18931931) | 1893 | 41,600 brick | $63,000 | University funds | William Curlett | For offices, laboratories of Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (18931964); razed (1965) to clear site for DAVIS HALL addition. |
MENS SWIMMING POOL | 1911 | 17,632 concrete | $15,000 | Gymnasium fees | Charles G. Hyde, prof. of sanitary engineering | Located in Strawberry Canyon; restricted to men students and faculty until 1943, then opened to all students; maintenance difficulty caused abandonment in 1951. |
METALLURGICAL LABORATORY | See ANATOMY BUILDING. | |||||
MILITARY SCIENCE BUILDING | See DWINELLE ANNEX. | |||||
MINING AND MECHANIC ARTS BUILDING | See ANTHROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM. | |||||
MOFFITT UNDERGRADUATE LIBRARY | 1968 est. | 120,000 concrete | $2,997,000 | State appropriation | John Carl Warnecke & Associates | Fivestory library (two floors underground) for undergraduate students; named for James K. Moffitt 86, Regent (191148), lifelong benefactor of University Library; funded. |
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND VIRUS LABORATORY; formerly BIOCHEMISTRY AND VIRUS LABORATORY (195263) | 1952 | 63,040 concrete | $1,231,500 | State appropriation | Michael A. Goodman | Research organization established (1948) to conduct studies on biochemical and biological properties of animal, bacterial, plant viruses. |
MORGAN HALL; formerly HOME ECONOMICS BUILDING (195362) | 1953 | 56,300 concrete | $1,061,000 | State appropriation | Spencer & Ambrose | For Dept. of Nutritional Sciences laboratories, classrooms; named for Mrs. Agnes Fay Morgan, prof. of nutrition, emeritus, chairman of Dept. of Home Economics and Nutrition (191564). |
MORRISON HALL | 1958 | 40,357 concrete | $1,758,000 including Hertz Hall | Gift: Mrs. May T. Morrison; state appropriation | Gardner A. Dailey and Associates | For Dept. of Music, Music Library; connected by covered walkway with Hertz Memorial Hall of Music; named for Mrs. May T. Morrison, benefactor to the University. |
MOSES HALL; formerly ESHLEMAN HALL (193164) | 1931 | 46,100 concrete | $210,000 | Gift: $125,000 ASUC; state appropriation | George W. Kelham | Originally a publications building for "Daily Californian" and student magazines owned by ASUC; sold (1959) to Regents to provide portion of funds for new student office building; remodeled (1965) for Institute of Governmental Studies; renamed for Bernard Moses, prof. of history (18781911). |
MULFORD HALL; formerly FORESTRY BUILDING (194856) | 1948 | 70,600 concrete | $910,000 | State appropriation | Miller & Warnecke | For School of Forestry and Wildlife Research Center; also accommodates Forestry Library and Dept. of Genetics; named for Walter Mulford, first prof. of forestry (191448), first dean of School of Forestry (194748). |
MUSIC BUILDING (191730) formerly FORESTRY BUNGALOW (191517) | 1915 | 11,000 wood | $1,000 | University funds | John Galen Howard | Portable building bought in San Francisco and placed on north edge of campus behind Hearst Memorial Mining Building for forestry students; later housed Dept. of Music; razed (1930) as fire hazard. |
MUSIC BUILDING | See DWINELLE ANNEX. | |||||
NAVAL ARCHITECTURE BUILDING formerly DRAWING BUILDING (191424), ART BUILDING (192430), ENGINEERING DESIGN BUILDING (193051), CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING BUILDING (195164); HYDRAULICS AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE BUILDING (196465) | 1914 | 10,900 wood | $17,500 | Permanent Improvement Fund | John Galen Howard | Dept. of City and Regional Planning moved to Wurster Hall (1964); building assigned to College of Engineering. |
NORTH HALL | 1873 | 29,880 wood and concrete | $99,500 | State appropriation | David Farquharson | Second of two original buildings; cornerstone laid May 3, 1873; humanities building also housing social sciences, mathematics, engineering (to 1879), offices of President and recorder (to 1898); basement devoted to student activities; upper floors razed (1917) as fire hazard; basement floor roofed and continued in use for student store and ASUC offices (to 1923); used for offices of Dept. of Naval Science (to 1931); razed (1931); site now occupied by Doe Memorial Library. |
OPTOMETRY BUILDING; formerly EMERGENCY CLASSROOM BUILDING (194142), DURANT HALL (194250) | 1941 | 22,600 concrete | $140,000 | State fair funds | Arthur Brown, Jr. | First occupied by mathematics, journalism, and "defense" courses conducted with U. S. funds; during development of atomic bomb, building cleared and used as auxiliary unit of Radiation Laboratory; reoccupied (1946) by mathematics, journalism, naval science, and some optometry courses; remodeled (1953) for exclusive use of School of Optometry. |
OXFORD RESEARCH UNIT | 1960 | 83,321 glass, wood, and concrete | $1,054,000 | State appropriation | Donald S. Macky | Laboratories, greenhouses, open ground plots for agricultural research projects on Oxford Tract, north of Hearst Ave. on Oxford St.; includes addition, 1962. |
PARKING STRUCTURES | ||||||
A. (Hearst and Scenic) | 1967 est. | 185,020 concrete | $1,195,000 | Loan funds | Anshen & Allen | Threelevel parking, tennis courts above; funded. |
B. (Bancroft Way by Kroeber Hall) | 1960 | 77,376 concrete | $176,500 | Loan funds | Garner A. Dailey and Associates | Ground level parking, tennis courts above. |
C. (Channing and Ellsworth) | 1961 | 125,200 concrete | $326,500 | Loan funds | Donald L. Hardison and Associates | Ground level parking, tennis courts above. |
D. (College and Channing) | 1962 | 250,000 concrete | $1,187,500 | Loan funds | Anshen & Allen | Twolevel parking, Underhill Field above. |
University Hall (Oxford and Addison) | 1960 | 86,000 concrete | $379,000 | Loan funds | Anshen & Allen | Threelevel parking. |
Student Center | 1960 | 21,120 concrete | $238,000 | Student Union funds | Hardison and DeMars | Under Student Union plaza. |
PELICAN BUILDING | 1957 | 2,470 concrete | $90,000 | Gift: Earle C. Anthony 03 | Joseph Esherick | Gift for use of "Pelican" (student humor magazine) staff from its first editor. |
PHILOSOPHY BUILDING | See PSYCHOLOGY BUILDING. | |||||
PHYSICAL SCIENCES LECTURE HALL | 1964 | 14,300 brick and concrete | $599,500 | State appropriation | Anshen & Allen | Adjoins Latimer Hall on north; revolving, threepart stage permits continuous use of auditorium seating 550. |
POULTRY HUSBANDRY LABORATORY 24 structures | 1928 | 40,330 wood | $80,000 | Permanent Improvement Fund | John Galen Howard | Superintendents cottage, laboratory, chicken houses, brooder house, barns, storage buildings located on north side of Strawberry Canyon onequarter mile east of stadium. |
POWER HOUSE | See UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY. | |||||
PRESIDENTS HOUSE | See UNIVERSITY HOUSE. | |||||
PRINTING DEPARTMENT | See UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRINTING DEPARTMENT. | |||||
PRINTING OFFICE | See 2 BARROW LANE. | |||||
PSYCHOLOGY BUILDING (192130); formerly PHILOSOPHY BUILDING (18981921) | 1898 | 3,225 wood | $8,000 | State appropriation | Clinton Day | First located on main campus road near head of glade opposite Doe Library; moved (1916) to north edge of campus at Hearst Ave. and La Loma; razed (1930) as fire hazard. |
PURE FOOD AND DRUGS LABORATORY (191233); formerly ENTOMOLOGY BUILDING (190512) | 1905 | 1,200 wood | Addition to first Harmon Gymnasium detached and moved 50 feet eastward (1905), remodeled (John Galen Howard, arch.) and occupied by Dept. of Entomology (1912); later used by State Pure Food and Drugs Laboratory; razed (1933) with Harmon Gymnasium. | |||
RADIATION LABORATORY (193159); formerly MECHANIC ARTS LABORATORY (18851907), CIVIL ENGINEERING TESTING LABORATORY (190731) | 1885 | 16,200 wood | $3,500 | State appropriation | Prof. Frederick G. Hesse | Originally machine shop for College of Mechanics, then used by College of Civil Engineering; remodeled (1931) for research in atomic energy; named "Radiation Laboratory" and later known as "old" radiation laboratory after development of Lawrence Radiation Laboratory on "the hill"; included addition, 1911 (John Galen Howard, arch.); razed (1959) to clear site for Latimer Hall. |
RECEIVING ROOM AND STOREHOUSE | See 2 BARROW LANE. | |||||
RESIDENCE HALLS Unit 1 (2650 Durant Ave.)
| 1960 | 209,682 concrete | $8,336,000 (Units 12) | Housing and Home Finance Agency loans; University funds | Warnecke & Warnecke | Ninestory halls accommodating 210 students each; within each unit, two halls are occupied by women students, two by men students; all halls named for members of the University "family" particularly concerned with student housing. |
Unit 2 (2650 Haste St.)
| 1960 | 209,682 concrete | See Unit 1 | Housing and Home Finance Agency loans; University funds | Warnecke & Warnecke | |
Unit 3 (2400 Durant Ave.)
| 1964 | 223,328 concrete | $4,614,500 | Gift: $550,000 Mrs. SpensBlack; Housing and Home Finance Agency loans; University funds | John Carl Warnecke & Associates | |
RUNNING TRACK | 1915 | 172,000 (including 40,000 sq. ft. in wood bleachers) | $20,000 | ASUC funds | John Galen Howard | Cinder track with bleachers immediately west of California Field; removed upon completion of Edwards Field (1932); site partially occupied by Barrows Hall. |
SATHER GATE and bridge | 1913* | 5,000 concrete, granite, and bronze | $36,000 (gate) $9,000 (bridge) | Gift: $40,000 Mrs. Jane K. Sather; Permanent Improvement Fund | John Galen Howard | Memorial to Peder Sather, San Francisco banker and trustee of College of California. |
SATHER TOWER ("Campanile") | 1914 | 8,600 steel and granite | $250,000 | Gift: $200,000 Mrs. Jane K. Sather; Permanent Improvement Fund | John Galen Howard | Memorial to Mrs. Jane K. Sather; widely known landmark, nicknamed for its resemblance to St. Marks Campanile in Venice, Italy; chimes (12 bronze bells) cast by John Taylor and Sons, Loughborough, England; delivery delayed by World War I; first played Nov. 2, 1917; tower and chimes dedicated Charter Day, 1918. |
SCHOOL OF LAW | See LAW BUILDING. | |||||
SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY | See OPTOMETRY BUILDING. | |||||
SENIOR MENS HALL | 1906 | 2,940 redwood logs | $4,500 | Gift: Order of the Golden Bear | John Galen Howard | Meeting place originally restricted to senior men; later opened to all student organizations. |
SENIOR WOMENS HALL | See GIRTON HALL. | |||||
SERVICE BUILDINGS | See CORPORATION YARD. | |||||
SERVICE BUILDINGS (191539) | 1915 | wood | Permanent Improvement Fund | John Galen Howard | Six Buildings (maintenance shops, barn, office of superintendent of grounds and buildings) on Barrow Lane; razed (1939) to clear site for Sproul Hall; operations moved to corporation yard, Strawberry Canyon. | |
SERVICES BUILDING 2000 Carleton St. | 1958 | 111,683 concrete | $1,333,000 | State appropriation | John Lyon Reid & Associates | Replaced Corporation Yard in Strawberry Canyon. |
SMYTHFERNWALD RESIDENCE HALLS | See FERNWALDSMYTH RESIDENCE HALLS. | |||||
SOCIAL WELFARE BUILDING 2400 Allston Way | 1922 | 4,900 concrete | $21,000 (purchase price) | University funds | William C. Hays | Purchased (1938) with land from Pacific Unitarian School of Religion; occupied by School of Social Welfare (to 1952); razed (1953) to clear site for Alumni House. |
SOUTH HALL | 1873 | 29,500 brick and stone | $197,000 | State appropriation | David Farquharson | First of two original buildings; cornerstone laid Oct. 9, 1872; fireresistant building for laboratories of agriculture, physical and natural sciences; also housed library (to 1881) and office of secretary to Regents (to 1906); Offices of the President 18991906; continued in use for science, later mainly physics (to 1924); remodeled for Depts. of Political Science, Economics, Business Administration, and Sociology (to 1964). |
SOUTH HALL ANNEX | 1913 | 2,400 concrete | $6,000 | University funds | John Galen Howard | Onestory shop for Dept. of Physics (191323); later used for offices and meeting rooms of student honorary societies (192336), Student and Alumni Placement Center. |
SPACE SCIENCES LABORATORY | 1966 | 45,500 concrete | $1,597,000 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Anshen & Allen | Interdisciplinary laboratory for basic research in physical, engineering, and biological problems in exploration of space. |
SPRECKELS ART BUILDING (193055); formerly SPRECKELS PHYSIOLOGICAL LABORATORY (190330) | 1903 | 15,300 wood | $29,000 | Gift: Rudolph Spreckels | John Galen Howard | One of first campus laboratories intended primarily for research; named for Rudolph Spreckels, donor of the building; Dept. of Physiology moved to Life Sciences Bldg. (1930); laboratory remodeled for Dept. of Art and renamed; razed (1955) to clear site for Morrison Hall. |
SPRECKELS PHYSIOLOGICAL LABORATORY | See SPRECKELS ART BUILDING. | |||||
SPRINGER MEMORIAL GATEWAY | 1964 | brick and concrete | $81,000 | Gift: Russell S. Springer 03 | Thomas D. Church | West entrance to campus off Oxford St. between University Ave., Center St. |
SPROUL HALL; formerly ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (194158) | 1941 | 124,700 steel, concrete, with granite facing | $811,000 | University Building Program | Arthur Brown, Jr. | Campus administration building since 1958; previous to completion of University Hall, both Universitywide and campus offices shared building; named for Robert Gordon Sproul 13, 11th President of University (193058). |
STEPHENS HALL; formerly STEPHENS MEMORIAL UNION (192361) | 1923 | 76,600 concrete | $310,000 | Gifts: $175,000 ASUC; $225,000 fund raising campaign | John Galen Howard | First student union, built in memory of Henry Morse Stephens, prof. of history (190219); sold to Regents by ASUC (1959) to provide portion of funds for new union; renamed (1964) and occupied by Kelsen Graduate Social Sciences Library and social science research units. |
STEPHENS MEMORIAL UNION | See STEPHENS HALL. | |||||
STERN HALL | 1942 | 65,392 concrete | $480,500 | Gift: $250,000 Mrs. Rosalie Stern; University Building Program | Corbett & McMurray and W. W. Wurster | First Universityowned residence hall for women; situated on east side of Gayley Road near Founders Rock; includes addition, 1959 (Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons, arch.); named for Sigmund Stern 79, San Francisco businessman and benefactor to the University |
STRAWBERRY CANYON RECREATIONAL FACILITIES | 1959 | 11,813 concrete | $350,500 | Gifts: Lucie Stern estate; Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Haas | Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons | Includes Haas Clubhouse, Stern Pool, and athletic field in Strawberry Canyon east of California Memorial Stadium. |
STUDENT CENTER | See AUDITORIUM THEATER DINING COMMONS ESHLEMAN HALL STUDENT UNION | |||||
STUDENT COTTAGES ("KEPLER COTTAGES") | 1874 | 19,512 wood | $27,000 | University funds | David Farquharson | Onestory, eightroom cottages; six located south of eucalyptus grove, two near Faculty Club; one of latter burned, other incorporated into Faculty Club as kitchen; cottages near eucalyptus grove razed (1932) to clear portion of site for Edwards Field. |
STUDENT UNION (STUDENT CENTER) | 1961 | 171,700 concrete | $3,729,500 | Gifts: $1,000,000 Regent Edwin W. Pauley; $100,000 Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Tilden, Jr.; $2,385,000 alumni contributions; ASUC funds from sale of Stephens Union; $800,000 state appropriation; Housing and Home Finance Agency loan | Hardison and DeMars | Building operated by the ASUC and houses ASUC store, bowling lanes, barber shop, art activities center, game rooms, meditation room, ballroom, meeting rooms, lounges, coffee shop (Bears Lair, seats 306 inside, 142 outside), box office, and the offices of elected and employed officers of the ASUC. |
STUDENTS INFIRMARY | 1907 | 19,750 wood | $22,500 | University funds | Former residence, 2220 College Ave., converted to use of Students Health Service; included additions, 1912, 1913, 1914; razed (1930) after completion of Cowell Hospital. | |
STUDENTS OBSERVATORY | See LEUSCHNER OBSERVATORY. | |||||
"T" (temporary) BUILDINGS | ||||||
a) wooden | 19461948 | 231,800 | $205,500 | U. S., state veterans funds | Thirtyeight one and twostory barracks from deactivated World War II Navy camps, moved and established by U. S. Veterans Educational Facilities Program; ten buildings placed in glade opposite Doe Memorial Library, remainder in unoccupied spots about the campus; used for faculty offices, classrooms, architectural and engineering laboratories, Veterans Administration offices, Counseling Service, and Housing Office; most buildings razed since 1950 to clear sites for permanent buildings and improve campus landscaping. | |
b) galvanized iron | 1948 | 12,100 | $165,000 | U. S. Federal Works Administration | Clifford Wolfe | Seven buildings on Gayley Road originally assigned to Cowell Hospital for ward wings; razed (19631968 est.). |
TEMPORARY CLASSROOM AND OFFICE BUILDINGS (Residential) | Buildings on land acquired for campus expansion and used temporarily for offices. | |||||
2220 Bancroft Way | 900 wood | Occupied by custodian supervisor. | ||||
2620 Bancroft Way (Horton Hall) | 12,440 wood | Occupied by Housing Office, Committee for Arts and Lectures. | ||||
25362538 Channing Way (formerly Anna Head School) | 39,538 wood | Occupied by Institute of International Studies, Brazil Overseas Program, undergraduate scholarships. | ||||
22412243 College Ave. | 4,800 wood | Occupied by Institute of Human Learning. | ||||
2251 College Ave. | 12,340 wood | Occupied by Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science. | ||||
2220 Piedmont Ave. | 10,900 wood | Occupied by Survey Research Center. | ||||
2222 Piedmont Ave. | 4,000 wood | Occupied by Institute of Social Sciences, Mechanolinguistics. | ||||
2224 Piedmont Ave. | 6,900 wood | Occupied by Center for Law and Society. | ||||
2232 Piedmont Ave. | 5,800 wood | Occupied by Elementary School Science Project, anthropology classrooms. | ||||
2234 Piedmont Ave. | 4,100 wood | Occupied by Institute of International Studies. | ||||
2240 Piedmont Ave. | 7,900 wood | Occupied by Institute of Personality Assessment. | ||||
TOLMAN HALL | 1962 | 228,000 concrete | $5,500,000 | State appropriation | Gardner A. Dailey and Associates | For School of Education, Department of Psychology, Institute of Human Development (formerly the Institute of Child Welfare), Center for the Study of Higher Education, and EducationPsychology Library; named for Edward C. Tolman, prof. of psychology (191850). |
UNDERHILL FIELD | 1962 | 93,492 concrete | See PARKING STRUCTURE D | Playing field above Parking Structure "D," College Ave. and Channing Way; named for Robert M. Underhill, vicepresident, emeritus, and secretary and treasurer of Regents, emeritus. | ||
UNITARIAN CHURCH | See 2401 BANCROFT WAY. | |||||
UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY; formerly POWER HOUSE (190431) | 1904 | 5,400 brick | $62,500 | Permanent Improvement fund | John Galen Howard | Power plant relocated (1931) and building converted (W. P. Stephenson, arch.) to present function. |
UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM | 1968 est. | 83,000 concrete | $3,000,000 | Gift: $250,000 Hans Hofmann; fund raising campaign; University funds | Mario J. Ciampi | For art museum, Hans Hofmann Art Gallery, Art Library, workshop theater, conference suite, music rooms. |
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION | See 2223 FULTON BUILDING. | |||||
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION BUILDING 2441 Bancroft Way | 48,950 concrete | $73,500 | State Fair; University Funds | Originally the Ambassador Apts. and Drakes Restaurant; purchased (1943) and partially converted to offices and work rooms for University Extension; razed (1963) to clear site for present Eshleman Hall. | ||
UNIVERSITY GARAGE | 1941 | 14,000 brick | $18,000 | |||
UNIVERSITY HALL | 1959 | 151,590 concrete | $3,305,000 | State appropriation | Welton Becket & Associates | Universitywide administration building. |
UNIVERSITY HOUSE; formerly PRESIDENTS HOUSE (191158) | 1911 | 20,000 steel and granite | $215,000 | State appropriation | Albert A. Pissis | First building begun under the Benard Architectural Plan; ground broken by Mrs. Hearst on May 12, 1900; occupied by Presidents of University (191158), by Chancellor Heyns (1965). |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS | See 2223 FULTON BUILDING. | |||||
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRINTING DEPARTMENT; formerly UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS (194062) | 1940 | 45,818 concrete | $250,000 | $146,220 WPA; University funds | Masten & Hurd | University of California Press formerly performed both publishing and printing functions under one manager; divided (1950) into "Publishing Dept." and "Printing Dept." under separate managers, both continuing to occupy the same building; in 1960, title "University of California Press" given to publishing department and in August, 1962, its offices moved to 2223 Fulton Building; printing department remained in original building. |
UNIVERSITY VILLAGE (Gill Tract) | Universityowned housing for married students located on Gill Tract, three miles north of Berkeley. | |||||
VETERANS VILLAGE | 1942 | 65,664 wood | Nineteen buildings (126 units) from Oregon warhousing project, purchased by University (1949) and brought to Gill Tract; removed (1959) and land returned to College of Agriculture. | |||
KULAGULF AND CODORNICES VILLAGE | 1942 | 279,246 wood | Fiftyfour buildings (420 units) built by Federal Housing Authority in World War II on leased Gill Tract land; buildings purchased by University in 1956. | |||
MARRIED STUDENT HOUSING | 1962 | 328,772 wood | $3,800,000 | Housing and Home Finance Agency loan; state funds | Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons | Fifty buildings (500 units) built by University. |
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY MUSEUM OF | See DECORATIVE ART ANNEX. | |||||
VETERINARY SCIENCE BUILDINGS | 1924 | 13,620 wood | $10,000 | University funds | John Galen Howard | Laboratory on north side of Strawberry Canyon, east of California Memorial Stadium; included animal houses and barn, 1931; most buildings razed (1959) to clear site for Strawberry Canyon Recreational Facilities. |
WARREN HALL | 1955 | 73,900 concrete and brick | $1,500,000 | State appropriation | Masten & Hurd | For School of Public Health, Public Health Library, Cancer Research Genetics Laboratory; named for U. S. Chief Justice Earl Warren 12. |
WARREN LEGAL CENTER | See LAW COMPLEX. | |||||
WHEELER HALL | 1917 | 119,000 steel and granite | $715,994 | State bond issue | John Galen Howard | Classrooms for humanities and social sciences; faculty offices on top floor; large auditorium seating over 900; named for Benjamin Ide Wheeler, eighth President of University (18991919); first building to be named for living personnot a donor. |
WOMENS FACULTY CLUB | 1923 | 15,126 wood | $65,000 | Members bond issue | John Galen Howard | Contains living rooms, lounge, dining rooms; located on Strawberry Creek, east of Senior Mens Hall and Faculty Club. |
WURSTER HALL | 1964 | 215,800 concrete | $4,860,500 | State appropriation | DeMars, Esherick and Olsen | For College of Environmental Design; named for William W. Wurster, prof. of architecture, emeritus, dean of College of Environmental Design, emeritus, and the late Mrs. Catherine Bauer Wurster, lecturer in city and regional planning. |
[Map] Berkeley Campus 1965
[Map] Berkeley Campus 1897
* Sather Gate was constructed in 1909.
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