Talk:University Hall (University of Oregon)

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Architecture

What's the architectural style? [1] mentions "the Second Empire Style which also characterized Deady Hall", but then [http://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/or/Lane/state.html] lists the style as "Italianate" even though the same source calls Villard "Second Empire". Power piglet 07:06, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Source two isn't particularly reliable, even though it cites official sources--I learned recently it's a commercial, unofficial site. With the Mansard roof, it's definitely Second Empire, though it shares the bracketed eaves with Italianate. One of my books (Style and Vernacular: A Guide to the Architecture of Lane County, Oregon) mentions how Deady was done on a limited budget and that Villard, which was better-funded, came closer to the Second Empire ideal than Deady. I'll look for more info one of these days. It's entirely possible it's a blend of the two styles, but I'd go for Second Empire for now. Katr67 07:23, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The NPS site says that Deady is simplified Italianate with a mansarded roof--not sure how that differs from Second Empire, but I would conclude that Deady, being built on the cheap, is certainly not a high example of the Second Empire style... Katr67 07:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed that the HABS writeup calls it "mansarded Italianate", too. I'm architecture-ignorant though, and I'm not sure how subjective these things are. Power piglet 07:41, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)Oregon Historical Society says it's Second Empire. I give up. The description should probably say something like "Variously described as simplified Italianate with Second Empire details or simply as Second Empire (though not as elaborate an example as Villard Hall)...blah blah blah." If I was around the UO I'd go ask Prof. Roth in the art history department. He literally wrote the book on American architectural styles. Katr67 07:45, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Denaming

On November 17th, 2015 the Black Student Task Force sent a letter to the University of Oregon Administration formally demanding the denaming of Deady and Dunn halls and that it be implemented by fall 2016.^[1] The process for denaming a building requires that certain criteria be met showing that the person for whom the building was named acted upon racist, misogynistic, or homophobic beliefs and did not take appropriate redemptive action.^[2] On September 1st 2016 University President and Professor of Law, Dr. Schill, sent an email to the University of Oregon community with the historical context of Matthew Deady, including that he was the first president of the University of Oregon, founded the University Law School, and persuaded Northern Pacific Railroad president Henry Villard to donate $50,000 to the university. It included that he had supported slavery in Oregon, but that after the civil war he had accepted the fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and never ruled on an issue involving discrimination agains African Americans. The argument was also presented that while he supported slavery in Oregon, it was because of his interpretation of the Constitution, not racist beliefs. The decision as to whether his practices and policies were discriminatory and whether his interpretation of the 14th and 15th amendments after the civil war make up for these policies, will likely be made later this year.2607:8400:2642:C:3480:8CB1:54A7:3D48 (talk) 03:57, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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