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| Eagleson Hall, University Of Washington. Formerly University branch of YMCA, architectural drawing by Andrew Knox, 1922. Designed by Charles Bebb and Carl Gould. Image courtesy University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
Rendering Eagleson Hall
May 19th, 2010 @ 12:37 am by Cliffe | Sorted Historic Buildings |
Today we have a beautiful architectural drawing of Charles Bebb and Carl Gould’ s 1922 built University of Washington YMCA branch. It was sold to U.W. in 1963 and then renamed Eagleson Hall. Click on the thumbnail to see artist Andrew Knox’s work.
Very nice and classical. Reminds me of the original concept for Husky Stadium:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Husky_Stadium_sketch.jpg
Beautiful! I’m an alumn, but I don’t remember Eagleson Hall, unless it was the one tucked into the trees northeast of the quad. No good lawn for hackey sack, so I stayed away like a kid who’s heard stories of haunts.
It’s at the southwest corner of 15th and 42nd and is now connected to the Social Work building. It used to house Speech and Hearing Sciences — not sure if that’s still the case. Nearby landmarks: Magus Books, Allegro Café, Orange King.
There’s a building tucked into the trees northeast of the Quad? Trying to picture which one that might be.
[sound of googling] oh okay, I was thinking of Hansee. And it’s really due north of the quad, not northeast. And okay, it’s still pretty sylvan, but there are some nice grassy courtyards for playing hackey sack, but not really enough room to let go of a frisbee with conviction and authority.
Oh, Hansee. I like that one. Originally a women’s dorm, I believe, now coed. I hear it’s not as comfortable as the concrete towers to the south, though, even if it’s a lot prettier. (And about to get louder, too, with the upcoming reconstruction of the 45th Street Viaduct.)
Lived in Hansee Hall for 3 years. It’s co-ed and predominantly single rooms, reserved for upperclassmen (with a few exceptions) and touted on the housing website as having “striking Tudor architecture.” Hansee is also a 24-hour quiet hall (by name) which really only means you get a good night’s sleep as opposed to the giant freshman party towers (looking at you Terry-Lander). Hansee is stereotypically known for housing recluse and anti-social people, which is completely false. Those that are social form really tight-knit bonds and years later I spend lots of time with my Hansee family that still lives in the city. If anyone is currently part of UW (student/faculty/staff) keep an eye out for the Hansee Haunted House, typically the Friday before Halloween. The hall council does a superb job of literally building a haunted house throughout the lounges.
It is still home of the Speech and Hearing Sciences department. I graduated with the doctor of audiology degree in 08 and have spent many hours in this building. Cool to see it on here. Thanks!
I also graduated from the SPHSC department at UW. The main lounge is still used as a lounge (and sometimes for speakers or special events), the “pastors” offices are now offices for the department heads (one nearest the street is for speech, the opposite side for audiology), the cloak room to the right of the entrance is a copy room….and the “assembly hall” is now EGL 001, or the only classroom (lecture hall) in the building. The interior went through a hideous “upgrade” in the 60s-80s sometime and doesn’t bear any resemblance to the exterior architecture unfortunately.