Memorial Hall (Whitman College)

Memorial Hall (Whitman College)

Walla Walla County, Washington

begun: 1899

Completed 1900

George W. Babcock

46.071042282251156, -118.32953848813304

sandstone, brick (clay material), wood (plant material), glass (material),, roofing tile

Two and a half stories tall

Public

Richardsonian Romanesque

This structure is unique in its footprint. It almost makes a deformed, sideways “I” in its makeup. It features a 5-story clock tower and what appears to be at least 2 levels. In addition, the structure heads as the main point at Whitman college. Today, the structure operates exclusively as the college’s administrative headquarters, but back then, it was utilized for a multitude of things like classrooms and housing, as well as a chapel, administrative offices. Its materials once again, are typical for a Richardsonian Romanesque building, with it being a beautiful tan granite, with red roofing, and glass for windows. The building method also shows its usual status with the uses of arches. The building has a rich history with the college, but the style supposedly stood for stability, which also stands out as a fantastic example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. In addition, it is one of the finest examples of the ending “boom” period of the style. With the building starting in 1899, and finishing in the first year of the 20th century

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Julian Forster

Robert R. Franklin, "Memorial Hall", [Walla Walla, Washington], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WA-01-071-0014.