Spooner Hall, University building at University of Kansas, United States
Spooner Hall features Romanesque Revival architecture with gray Oread limestone blocks and red Dakota sandstone accents on its exterior walls and columns.
William Spooner funded the construction of this building in 1893 as the first library of the University of Kansas for his nephew, Chancellor Francis Snow.
The structure changed functions from library to art museum in 1926, displaying the Sallie Casey Thayer collection of ceramics, textiles, and Asian paintings.
The main level of Spooner Hall serves as a conference center for meetings, workshops, lectures, and exhibitions covering sciences, arts, and humanities.
A carved stone owl sits at the peak of the western gable, watching over the steep clay-tiled roof of the building.
Location: Lawrence
GPS coordinates: 38.95830,-95.24670
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:25
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