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University of Washington Gowen Hall
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| TITLE | University of Washington Gowen Hall |
| ARCHITECT/BUILDER | A. H. Alberton (1932); Remodeled by Benjamin F. McAdoo (1974) |
| NATION | USA
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| SITE | University of Washington Campus |
| DETAIL | Exterior; Windows |
| CITY | Seattle |
| STATE or REGION | Washington
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| CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION | 1932 |
| OBJECT/BUILDING NAME | Gowen Hall |
| MATERIALS | Reinforced concrete with steel roof tresses; Outside tapestry is brick, cast stone and terra cotta; Wood panelled interiors. |
| TYPE | Educational; University |
| STYLE | Gothic interior walls |
| OTHER TERMS | Originally Condon Hall |
| NOTES | Gowen Hall was originally named Condon Hall; Named John T. Condon, a faculty member from 1899-1926 and the first Dean of Law School at the UW; One of the Law School's first permanent buildings; After 1973, when the Law school moved out, the building was named Gowen Hall after Hebert H. Gowen, an Episcopalian minister, the first professor of Oriental studies (1909); Gowen Hall is currently occupied by the Department of Asian Literature and Political Science. |
| DIGITAL COLLECTION | Cities and Buildings Database |
| SLIDE NUMBER | eh40 |
| CONTACT INFORMATION | All files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu |
| PHOTOGRAPHER | Eric Haley |
| DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH | 2008 |
| SOURCE | Haley, Eric |
| COPYRIGHT HOLDER | Haley, Eric |
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