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| Originally called Science Hall and built in 1902, Parrington Hall cost $66,000 to build. The exterior walls and the interior walls on the first and second floors are of brick, but all other walls and floors are made of wood. The rear wing may have served as a museum at one time. In 1931 the entire interior was remodeled at a cost of $118,000 and it was renamed Parrington at that time. The architects were Josenhans and Allen. (Ivestor, Bldg. 009) | |
Smith Hall is well known for its exterior carvings, which were sculpted by Dudley Pratt in 1940, when it was built. There were originally 28 gargoyles around the building which represented the early history of Seattle, as well as United States democracy, power and war in Europe, and knowledge of the Orient. (Chapman, p. 12) The building was named for James Allen Smith, professor of Political Science from 1897-1924.
Miller Hall was designed by Bebb and Gould and built in 1922. It was called Education Hall and housed the administration offices on the second floor. On the first floor was the College of Education and the Department of Buildings and Grounds. Engineering classes were on the third floor and the fourth held the Department of Sculpture and Architecture. (Ivester, Bldg. 083)
The Art Building, which is on the upper left of the quad, was built in 1950 and features paintings of the Masters of Fine Arts students of 1949. One wing was finished in 1950 and the back wing was remodeled and enlarged in 1969. The original architects were Whitehouse and Price; the architect for the addition was Alfred H. Croonquist. (Ivester, Bldg. 160)
On the upper right of the Liberal Arts Quad is the Music Building, also built in 1950. Architects Whitehouse and Price were responsible for its design as well. An addition was proposed to match the Art Building in 1967, but never built. (Ivester, Bldg 161)
Perpendicular to Smith Hall is Gowen Hall built in 1932 for the Law School and named Condon Hall. A.H. Albertson was the architect who designed the building. In 1974 the Law School moved out and it was remodeled by architect, Benjamin F. McAdoo and renamed Gowen Hall.
Pictorial History
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