University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District
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The University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
as a historic district
on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, eastern USA. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
over 117 acre (0.47348262 km²), including:
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as a historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, eastern USA. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Contributing properties
The Historic District comprises 28 contributing propertiesContributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
over 117 acre (0.47348262 km²), including:
- Veterinary School and HospitalUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary MedicineThe University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine was founded in 1884. It has two campuses; the main campus is located in Philadelphia, and a second campus is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. At the Philadelphia campus, first, second, and third year veterinary students attend...
- 1906, 1912, designed by Walter CopeWalter CopeSir Walter Cope was an English government official of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.-Life:Cope was probably born at Hardwick Manor near Banbury, Oxfordshire, third son of Edward Cope of Hanwell, Oxfordshire and his wife Elizabeth Mohun, daughter of Walter Mohun of Overstone,...
and Emlyn Stewardson. - Zoological Laboratory (now, Leidy Laboratory of Biology) - 1910, designed by Cope and Stewardson.
- University Dormitories - 1895-1910, designed by Cope and Stewardson.
- Richards Medical Research LaboratoriesRichards Medical Research LaboratoriesThe Richards Medical Research Laboratories, located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., were designed by architect Louis Kahn and are considered to have been a breakthrough in his career. The building is configured as a group of laboratory towers...
- 1964 - designed by Louis KahnLouis KahnLouis Isadore Kahn was an American architect, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935...
. - Medical SchoolUniversity of Pennsylvania School of MedicineThe Perelman School of Medicine , formerly the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, was founded in 1765, making it the oldest American medical school. As part of the University of Pennsylvania, it is located in the University City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is widely...
- 1904, 1928, designed by Cope and Stewardson. - University MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and AnthropologyThe University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, commonly called The Penn Museum, is an archaeology and anthropology museum that is part of the University of Pennsylvania in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-History:An internationally renowned...
- Wilson EyreWilson EyreWilson Eyre, Jr. was an influential American architect, teacher and writer who practiced in the Philadelphia area...
, Cope and Stewardson, and Frank Miles Day, 1895-1899; additions, 1912, 1929 (new wing Mitchell and Giurgola, 1971). - Franklin FieldFranklin FieldFranklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania's stadium for football, field hockey, lacrosse, sprint football, and track and field . It is also used by Penn students for recreation, and for intramural and club sports, including touch football and cricket, and is the site of Penn's graduation...
- Day & Klauder, 1904; Horace TrumbauerHorace TrumbauerHorace Trumbauer was a prominent American architect of the Gilded Age, known for designing residential manors for the wealthy. Later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and much of the campus of Duke University...
, 1925. - Weightman Hall - Frank Miles DayFrank Miles DayFrank Miles Day was a Philadelphia-based architect who specialized in residences and academic buildings. In 1883, he graduated from the Towne School of the University of Pennsylvania, and traveled to Europe. In England, he apprenticed under two architects, and won the 1885 prize from the...
, 1904. - Hutchinson Gym and PalestraPalestraThe Palestra, also known as the Cathedral of College Basketball, is a historic arena and the home gym of the University of Pennsylvania Quakers men's and women's basketball teams, volleyball teams, wrestling team, and Philadelphia Big 5 basketball. Located at 215 South 33rd St...
- Day and Charles KlauderCharles KlauderCharles Zeller Klauder was an American architect best known for his work on university buildings and campus designs, especially his Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, the first educational skyscraper.-Biography:...
, 1926, 1928. - Moore School of Electrical EngineeringMoore School of Electrical EngineeringThe Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania came into existence as a result of an endowment from Alfred Fitler Moore on June 4, 1923. It was granted to Penn's School of Electrical Engineering, located in the Towne Building...
- Erskine and Morris, 1921 (additional floor Paul Cret - 1926) - Towne BuildingUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied ScienceThe School of Engineering and Applied Science, also known as SEAS, is one of the four undergraduate schools of the University of Pennsylvania. The School offers a boutique approach to the study of engineering in that its programs emphasize hands-on study of engineering fundamentals while...
- Cope and Stewardson, 1903. - Hayden Hall - Edgar V. Seeler, 1896.
- John Harrison (Smith) Chemistry Lab - Collins and Autenreith, 1886.
- Morgan Laboratory of Physics - Cope and Stewardson, 1892 (School of Nursing and Music Building).
- Bennett Hall - Stewardson and Page, 1925.
- Furness LibraryFisher Fine Arts LibraryThe Anne & Jerome Fisher Fine Arts Library, also known as the Furness Library, is located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, on the east side of College Green...
- Furness and Evans, 1888-1891; Duhring Wing, 1914-1915. - Irvine AuditoriumIrvine AuditoriumIrvine Auditorium is a performance venue at 3401 Spruce Street on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by the firm of prominent architect Horace Trumbauer and built 1926–1932...
, 3401 Spruce St. - Horace TrumbauerHorace TrumbauerHorace Trumbauer was a prominent American architect of the Gilded Age, known for designing residential manors for the wealthy. Later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and much of the campus of Duke University...
1926-1928. - Houston HallHouston Hall (University of Pennsylvania)Houston Hall is the student union at the University of Pennsylvania, established in 1896. The idea of a student union was first established at Oxford University in 1823...
- William C. Hays and Milton Bennett MedaryMilton Bennett MedaryMilton Bennett Medary, Jr. was an American architect from Philadelphia, practicing in the firm Zantzinger, Borie and Medary from 1910 until his death....
(under Frank Miles Day) 1895. - College HallCollege Hall (University of Pennsylvania)College Hall is the oldest building on the West Philadelphia campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to its construction, the university was located on Ninth Street in Center City, Philadelphia. The building was designed by Thomas Webb Richards and completed in 1873...
- Thomas W. Richards, 1871-1872. - Logan Hall - Thomas W. Richards 1874.
- Wistar InstituteWistar InstituteThe Wistar Institute is a biomedical center, with a focus on cancer research and vaccine development. It is located in the University City section of Philadelphia, Pa...
, 3601 Spruce St. - G. W. & W. D. HewittG. W. & W. D. HewittG. W. & W. D. Hewitt was a prominent architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century. It was founded in Philadelphia in 1878, by brothers George Wattson Hewitt and William Dempster Hewitt , both members of the American Institute of Architects...
1894; addition, 1897. - "The Castle" (Tau chapter of Psi UpsilonPsi UpsilonPsi Upsilon is the fifth oldest college fraternity in the United States, founded at Union College in 1833. It has chapters at colleges and universities throughout North America. For most of its history, Psi Upsilon, like most social fraternities, limited its membership to men only...
Fraternity), 250 S. 36th St., (1897–99) - William D. Hewitt. - Phi Kappa Sigma - Bissell and Sinkler, 1910 - Fraternity.
- Delta Upsilon - L. Kintzing, 1913.
- Delta Tau Delta - Bissell and Sinkler, 1914.
- Phi Delta Theta (Environmental Studies) - Oswald Shelly, 1900. Fraternity.