Villard Hall

Villard Hall is a historic building located in Eugene, Oregon, United States.  Completed in 1886, it is the second-oldest building on the University of Oregon campus after Deady Hall.  The Second Empire-style building was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 

Deady and Villard Halls were together designated as one U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1977. 

Villard Hall was named for Henry Villard, a railroad magnate and philanthropist who was the University of Oregon's first benefactor.  He provided financial aid to the university in 1886.  Before its naming, Villard Hall was known as "the new building." 

Throughout the late 1950, 1960s and 1970, the studios and transmitter of KWAX were on the third floor.   Also on the third floor were studios for KOAC TV, which connected to KOAC in Corvallis via a microwave link, housed in an "outhouse" on the northeast corner of the roof. 

The building now houses the university's comparative literature and theater arts departments, as well as the Robinson Theater. 

See also
Building circa 1920
Deady and Villard Halls, University of Oregon

References

The Architecture of the University of Oregon: Villard Hall & Robinson Theater from the University of Oregon Library

External links
Image of Villard Hall from the University of Oregon
Building Map of Villard Hall from the University of Oregon

Category:University of Oregon buildings
Category:University and college academic buildings in the United States
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Eugene, Oregon
Category:1886 establishments in Oregon
Category:University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon