Senior Hall (Berkeley, California) Explained

Senior Hall
Location:University of California, Berkeley campus, Berkeley, California
Coordinates:37.8719°N -122.2544°W
Built:1906
Architect:John Galen Howard
Architecture:Log cabin
Added:November 5, 1974
Refnum:74000506
Designated Other1:Berkeley Landmark
Designated Other1 Number:17
Designated Other1 Date:February 25, 1991

Senior Hall is a historic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, in Berkeley, California. The rustic log cabin structure was designed by architect John Galen Howard. The building was proposed in 1903 and dedicated in 1906. It was originally used as the university's student union and run by the senior male students. A senior honor society called the Order of the Golden Bear was largely responsible for building the hall, and it held secret meetings at the hall after its construction. According to the Daily Californian, Senior Hall was largely responsible for student self-governance at Berkeley, as the hall gave seniors a place to meet and discuss campus issues. A new student union replaced the hall in 1923, but the Order of the Golden Bear continues to meet there.[1]

Senior Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaunitz. Victoria M.. [{{NRHP url|id=74000506}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Senior Hall]. National Park Service. July 31, 2013. June 21, 1974. .