Houston Hall (University of Pennsylvania)

Houston Hall
Houston Hall in 2005 at right, as viewed from Perelman Quadrangle
Houston Hall (right) viewed from Perelman Quadrangle in 2005
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General information
TypeStudent union
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
LocationUniversity City
Address3417 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Opened1896 (1896)
Renovated1936, 2000
OwnerUniversity of Pennsylvania
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frank Miles Day, William C. Hays, and Milton Bennett Medary
Renovating team
Architect(s)Robert Rodes McGoodwin (1936)
Venturi, Scott, Brown (2000)
Houston Hall
Houston Hall, on an 1898 postcard.
Houston Hall (University of Pennsylvania) is located in Philadelphia
Houston Hall (University of Pennsylvania)
Houston Hall (University of Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Houston Hall (University of Pennsylvania)
Houston Hall (University of Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Houston Hall (University of Pennsylvania)
Location3417 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Built1894-96
expanded 1936
ArchitectDay, Hays & Medary
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
Part ofUniversity of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District[1] (ID78002457)
Designated CP21 June 1978[2]

Houston Hall is the student union of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1896, it was the first student union built on an American college campus.[3]

Houston Hall was listed as a National Register of Historic Places contributing property in the University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District in 1978.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cohen, Madeline L. (1977). "University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory and Nomination. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Council was invoked but never defined (see the help page).