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.
Villard Hall was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1977. This work was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972., In 1948-1949, the University Theater (Robinson Theater) was attached to the west side of Villard Hall. The picture shows in the foreground the quonset hut used by Journalism.