Hilgard Hall Explained

Hilgard Hall
Location:Oxford Street, Berkeley, California
Coordinates:37.8733°N -122.2634°W
Architect:John Galen Howard
Architecture:Neo-classical design
Added:March 25, 1982
Refnum:82004647

Hilgard Hall is a historical building in Berkeley, California. The Hilgard Hall was built in 1917. The building and it site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1982. Hilgard Hall is named for pedologist, Eugene W. Hilgard. Hilgard was the first dean of the University of California College of Agriculture from 1874 to 1904 at the University of California Berkeley. Eugene Hilgard also founded the University Agricultural Experimental Station. [1] Hilgard Hall was designed by John Galen Howard in a Neo-classical design and Northern Italian Renaissance style.[2] [3] The Agricultural Complex has three buildings, Hilgard Hall, Wellman Hall, and Giannini Hall. [4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agricultural Experiment Station. UC Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources.
  2. Web site: National Register #82004647: Hilgard Hall on UC Berkeley Campus, California. noehill.com.
  3. Web site: Hilgard Hall | Disability Access & Compliance. dac.berkeley.edu.
  4. Web site: Wellman Hall | Disability Access & Compliance. dac.berkeley.edu.
  5. Web site: Giannini Hall | Disability Access & Compliance. dac.berkeley.edu.