Hepner Hall | |
 Hepner Hall on the SDSU campus | |
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| Location | 5300 Campanile Dr., San Diego, California |
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| Coordinates | 32°46′33″N 117°4′16″W / 32.77583°N 117.07111°W |
| Architect | Howard Spencer Hazen |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| Part of | San Diego State College (ID97000924) |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1997[1] |
Hepner Hall is an academic building at San Diego State University (SDSU). The original entrance to the university, it is the oldest building on the campus. It was designed by the senior architectural designer of the California Division of the State Architect, Howard Spencer Hazen,[2] and completed in 1931.[3] Hepner Hall is regarded and commonly used as a symbol of the university and its campus.
The building lies north of Malcolm A. Love Library at the entrance to the Campanile Walkway and main quad.[3] Hepner Hall is home to SDSU's School of Social Work, along with the Department of Gerontology and the University Center on Aging.[3] Several faculty offices and research centers also are housed in Hepner Hall, along with an assortment of classrooms and lecture halls.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Alexander D. Bevil, The Journal of San Diego History (San Diego Historical Society, publ. 1993), From Grecian Columns to Spanish Towers: The Development of San Diego State College, 1922-1953
- ^ a b c d San Diego State University library, SDSU Historical Buildings (accessed Nov. 15, 2008)