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Knight Library, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon); University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
Object NameKnight Library, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
Viewexterior: south facade
Alternate NameLibrary, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
Related Work (Part Of)University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
Creator/RoleLawrence, Holford & Allyn (architecture firm, 1933-1941)
Ellis Fuller Lawrence (architect, 1879-1946)
William Gordon Holford (architect, 1878-1970)
Frederick Stanley Allyn (architect, 1883-1963)
Ross B. Hammond (builder/contractor, 1889-1966)
Lawrence, Tucker & Wallmann (architecture firm, 1946-1960)
Henry Abbott Lawrence (architect, 1906-1967)
George Rudolf Wallmann, Jr. (architect, 1906-1984)
Ernest Fanning Tucker, Jr. (architect, 1900-1976)
Claire K. Hamlin (architect)
B. King Martin (architect)
CreatorLawrence, Holford & Allyn
Lawrence, Ellis F.
Holford, William G.
Allyn, Frederick S.
Lawrence, H. Abbott
Tucker, Ernest F.
Wallmann, George R.
Hamlin & Martin, Architecture
Hamlin, Claire K.
B. King Martin
Hammond, Ross B.
Date1937 and later
Decade1930-1939
1950-1959
1960-1969
CityEugene
CountyLane
State/ProvinceOregon
CountryUnited States
Site Detail1501 Kincaid Street
Photograph Date2006
PhotographerEdward H. Teague
CatalogerEdward H. Teague
Object Typearchitecture
built works
views (visual works)
exterior views
schools (buildings)
universities (buildings)
cultural centers (buildings)
libraries (buildings)
Period/StyleBeaux Arts Eclecticism; Postmodern
ReferenceGuide to the Ellis Fuller Lawrence Papers , Northwest Digital Archives, http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv35243 ; Ellis Lawrence Building Survey, https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/dspace/handle/1794/2150 ; University of Oregon Heritage Landscape Plan, http://uplan.uoregon.edu/projects/HLP_website/hlpsurveyofbldgs.htm ;
NotesThe building now known as Knight Library opened as the Library in 1937 based on the designs of Lawrence, Holford, & Allyn. Subsequent alterations and additions: first addition (Lawrence, Tucker & Wallmann, 1950); second addition (Hamlin & Martin, 1966); third addition (TBG Architects & Planners, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson Abbott, 1994)
Metadata NotesDescription of this work is based initially on documentation supplied by the image provider. It is often the case with gift slides that very little information is provided. Review and updating of descriptive information by the collection cataloger is ongoing.
Digital CollectionBuilding Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest
PublisherUniversity of Oregon Libraries
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