Main Building (University of Notre Dame)

Main Administration Building
Golden Dome of the Main Administration Building
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Alternative namesMain Building, Golden Dome
General information
StatusUsed as administration and class building
Architectural styleSecond Empire architecture, Eclectic architecture
Town or cityNotre Dame, Indiana
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°42′11″N 86°14′20″W / 41.7031°N 86.2389°W / 41.7031; -86.2389
Construction startedMay 17, 1879
CompletedSeptember 1, 1879
ClientUniversity of Notre Dame
OwnerUniversity of Notre Dame
Height187 feet (57 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Willoughby J. Edbrooke
Website
www.dome.nd.edu
Administration Building
Main Building (University of Notre Dame) is located in Indiana
Main Building (University of Notre Dame)
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana
Coordinates41°42′11″N 86°14′20″W / 41.7031°N 86.2389°W / 41.7031; -86.2389
Built1879[1]
ArchitectWilloughby J. Edbrooke[1]
Architectural styleSecond Empire architecture, Eclectic architecture
Part ofUniversity of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles (ID78000053)
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1978

University of Notre Dame's Main Administration Building (known as the Main Building or the "Golden Dome") houses various administrative offices, including the office of the President.[2] Atop of the building stands the Golden Dome, the most recognizable landmark of the university.[3][4] Three buildings were built at the site; the first was built in 1843 and replaced with a larger one in 1865, which burned down in 1879, after which the third and current building was erected. The building hosts the administrative offices of the university, as well as classrooms, art collections, and exhibition spaces. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Official Building Inventory" (PDF). Facilities Design and Operations. University of Notre Dame. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Main Building – Virtual Tour – Sights and Sounds – Campus and Community". University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007.
  3. ^ "Romancing the Golden Dome". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. September 26, 2004.
  4. ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre (March 3, 2005). "Golden Dome to be regilded for the tenth time". Notre Dame News.
  5. ^ James T. Burtchaell (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: University of Notre Dame Campus – Main and South Quadrangles" (PDF). Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database and National Park Service. Retrieved October 18, 2017. With seven photos from 1972 to 1976. Map of district included with version available at National Park Service.