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Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas)

Coordinates: 38°57′35″N 95°14′48″W / 38.95972°N 95.24667°W / 38.95972; -95.24667
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Strong Hall
Strong Hall
Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas) is located in Kansas
Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas)
Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas) is located in the United States
Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas)
Location213 Strong Hall, U. of Kansas, Jct. Jayhawk Dr. and Poplar Ln.
Lawrence, Kansas
Coordinates38°57′35″N 95°14′48″W / 38.95972°N 95.24667°W / 38.95972; -95.24667
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
ArchitectMcArdle, Montrose Pallen
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.98001174[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1998

Strong Hall is an administrative hall at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. The hall is on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3][4]

History

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After 1900, rising enrollments overwhelmed the Old Fraser Hall, known at the time as the "university building," necessitating the construction of a new administration and academic center. Chancellor Frank H. Strong (1902–1920) began requesting financing from the Kansas Legislature for the new structure. Montrose Pallen McArdle, a St. Louis architectural company, was chosen to design the building that Strong and the regents anticipated would be "the center of the university architecture as well as the university life."[5]

Under the advisement of State Architect John Stanton, art professor William A. Griffith, and College Dean Olin Templin, McArdle designed a $500,000 classical Renaissance building that included pillars, a rotunda, an art gallery, and a classical museum. The Kansas Legislature objected to the scope and cost, and the designs were curtailed, while remnants of the original design vision remain; the building was ultimately finished in a Classical Revival style.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Bruner, Monisha (June 16, 2011). "Fact check: Common on-campus myths". The University Daily Kansan. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Strong Hall" (PDF). Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "Wood, Brick & Stone – Lawrence". KTWU. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Strong Hall". University of Kansas. Retrieved September 26, 2023.