Gasson Hall

Gasson Hall
Gasson Hall overlooking the quad, 2011, post-restoration
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Former namesRecitation Building Tower Building
General information
Architectural styleGothic Revival Beaux-Arts
LocationBoston College Main Campus
Town or cityChestnut Hill, Newton MA
Completed1913
OwnerBoston College
Height200 Feet
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)Charles Donagh Magannis

Gasson Hall is a building on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Designed by Charles Donagh Maginnis in 1908, the hall has influenced the development of Collegiate Gothic architecture in North America. Gasson Hall is named after the 13th president of Boston College, Thomas I. Gasson, S.J., considered BC's "second founder."