Gerlinger Hall, University building in Eugene, United States
Gerlinger Hall is a rectangular, three-story brick building on the University of Oregon campus, designed by Ellis Lawrence and William Holford in the Georgian Revival style. It has a wing on each side, a heavy timber frame, and gambrel roofs shared with the other buildings of the Women's Memorial Quadrangle. Inside were classrooms, ballrooms, a swimming pool, and an alumni hall for women's physical education.
Construction of the building was completed in 1921 following a successful fundraising campaign led by Irene Hazard Gerlinger starting in 1913. This effort allowed the university to create a major new facility dedicated to serving female students.
The building is part of the Women's Memorial Quadrangle Ensemble and reflects early efforts to provide educational spaces for women at the university. Its existence shows how the institution prioritized creating dedicated facilities for female students.
Gerlinger Hall stands on the Women's Memorial Quadrangle beside Susan Campbell and Hendricks halls, with the Pioneer Mother statue on the quad. The main interior spaces, Alumni Hall, the gymnasium and the south gallery, are essentially intact; the third floor once held a girls' dormitory. The building has three stories and no basement.
The top floor served temporarily as a girls' dormitory during the 1940s while the campus made adjustments for male students. This repurposing shows how flexibly the university adapted the building to changing needs.
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