Commonwealth Hall, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)

Title: Commonwealth Hall, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
LC Subject: Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Alternative: University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
Creator: Wick & Hilgers Wick, Clarence H. Hilgers, Albert W.
Photographer: Ross, Marion Dean
Creator Display: Wick & Hilgers (architecture firm, 1945-1959) Clarence Herbert Wick (architect, 1907-1970) Albert William Hilgers (architect, 1907-1990)
Description: This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
View: exterior
Provenance: Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
Temporal: 1950-1959
Work Type: architecture (object genre) built works
Location: Eugene >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States Lane County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
Date: 1952
View Date: 1961-01
Identifier: pna_13945
Item Locator: mdr02506
Rights: In Copyright
Rights Holder: University of Oregon
Source: Gift of Wallace K. Huntington from the estate of Marion Dean Ross
Type: Image
Format: image/jpeg
Set: Building Oregon
Primary Set: Building Oregon
Is Part Of: University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
Institution: University of Oregon
Note: Commonwealth Hall was completed in September 1952. It bridged two historic structures: Oregon Hall (formerly named Education, then Gilbert West, and now Peterson Hall) and Commerce Hall (now Gilbert Hall). It's design garnered some controversy since it altered the historic campus plan which delineated an unobstructed north-south axis. Praised upon its opening as 'built to last a century', Commonwealth was demolished in 2003 to make way for the Lillis Business Complex. The Lillis building web site provides timelapse images of Commonwealtlh's demolition.. Commonwealth Hall's green-tinted windows and sleek lines were reminiscent of Pietro Belluschi's landmark Equitable Building (Portland) built a few years earlier.