Bresee Hall Explained

Bresee Hall
Location:Hartwick Dr., Oneonta, New York
Coordinates:42.4586°N -75.0722°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Breesee Hall
Built:1928
Architect:Pope, John Russell & Baum, James; Williamson Co.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Neo-Georgian
Added:April 12, 1984
Refnum:84002892

Bresee Hall is a historic institutional building located on the campus of Hartwick College at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. It was designed by architect John Russell Pope and built in 1928. It is a rectangular, three story brick building with a symmetrical thirteen bay facade. The east facade features a projecting, pedimented three bay pavilion. The formal entrance is located at the center of the pavilion and consists of a portico composed of flanking pilasters and columns with composite capitals, a broad entablature and a segmental pediment. The building is topped by a hipped roof with a two-stage octagonal wooden cupola topped by a weather vane. The building has Colonial Revival style detailing.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bresee Hall. February 1984. 2010-01-14 . Mark L. Peckham. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying seven photos.