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Gasson Hall | |
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![]() Gasson Hall overlooking the quad, 2011, post-restoration | |
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Former names | Recitation Building Tower Building |
General information | |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival Beaux-Arts |
Location | Boston College Main Campus |
Town or city | Chestnut Hill, Newton MA |
Completed | 1913 |
Owner | Boston College |
Height | 200 Feet |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 4 |
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."