Hutchinson Commons | |
Former Names: | Men's Commons |
Location: | 1131 E 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois |
Architectural Style: | neo-Gothic |
Status: | extant |
Owner: | The University of Chicago |
Map Type: | Chicago |
Building Type: | Dining Hall with kitchens, assembly area |
Architect: | Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge[1] |
Hutchinson Commons (also known as Hutchinson Hall) at the University of Chicago is modeled, nearly identically, on the hall of Christ Church, one of Oxford University's constituent colleges. The great room (or main dining room) measures 115by, and was for many years the principal site of convocations of the university.[2] It is located in Chicago's Hyde Park community and is currently used as a dining hall and lounge for university students and professors. The building was donated to the University by the banker, philanthropist and university trustee and treasurer Charles L. Hutchinson through a donation of $60,000 for the purpose.[3]