Upper campus residence halls (University of Pittsburgh)

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The upper campus provides dramatic views of the lower campus, including the Cathedral of Learning, seen here from a location near K. Leroy Irvis Hall.

The upper campus residence halls at the University of Pittsburgh include Sutherland Hall, Panther Hall, K. Leroy Irvis Hall, the fraternity housing complex, and the Darragh Street Apartments. Among the newest residence facilities at the university, these buildings reside on the upper campus located near many of the school's athletic facilities. The upper campus resides approximately 200 feet (61 m) above the lower campus that lies along Forbes and Fifth Avenues, providing dramatic views along the hilltop and slopes.[1] Planning for upper campus student housing originated in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but stalled due to community and political opposition until the early 1990s with the opening of Sutherland Hall, the first major student residence constructed by Pitt in 29 years.[2][3]

  1. ^ University of Pittsburgh Facilities Management Division; MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni, Inc. (2010-01-29), Proposed Institutional Master Plan Update University of Pittsburgh (Final Draft) (PDF), University of Pittsburgh, pp. 43–45, retrieved 2011-01-23{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "The University of Pittsburgh and the Oakland Neighborhood: From Conflict to Cooperation, or How the 800 Pound Gorilla Learned to Sit with -- and not on -- its Neighbors" (PDF). Sabina Deitrick and Tracy Soska. 2003. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  3. ^ Perry, David C. and Wiewel Wim (eds) (2005). The University as Urban Developer: Case Studies and Analysis. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. ISBN 0-7656-1641-6. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)