Community Hall (Oregon State University)
| Community Hall | |
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Community Hall exterior in 2017 | |
| Former names | Administration Bldg. (1888–1947) Benton Hall (1947–2017) |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | School |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Location | College Hill |
| Address | 1650 SW Pioneer Place |
| Town or city | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 44°33′58″N 123°16′27″W / 44.5662°N 123.2743°W |
| Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Current tenants | University music department |
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| Groundbreaking | August 17, 1887 |
| Completed | July 1888 |
| Opened | September 1889 |
| Cost | $25,000 |
| Owner | Oregon State University |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Heavy timber-framed |
| Material | Wood |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Floor area | 25,806 sq ft (2,397 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 1 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Wilbur R. Boothby |
| Other designers | Edgar M. Lazarus (1899 changes) |
| Other information | |
| Parking | 25 standard + 4 disabled spaces |
| Website | |
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Community Hall (Oregon State University) | |
Etching of Community Hall used in class catalogs in this format in 1889-90 and 1890-91 | |
1915 aerial view of campus with Community Hall shown in the foreground, slightly left of center | |
| Location | SW Campus Way and SW Pioneer Place, Corvallis |
| Coordinates | 44°33′58″N 123°16′27″W / 44.5662°N 123.2743°W |
| Part of | Oregon State University Historic District (ID08000546) |
| Designated CP | June 25, 2008 |
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Community Hall (formerly the Administration Building, then Benton Hall) was the first building constructed on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, Oregon and the oldest structure on its campus today. Its original name was simply the "Administration Building" while the university itself was using the name under which it was first organized: Oregon State Agricultural College. It is situated on a gentle slope called "College Hill," just west of the city's commercial center on the west bank of the Willamette River, there anchoring what remains of the school's original buildings on the "Lower Campus" (given with current names and years built): Apperson Hall (1899), Benton Annex (1892), Education Hall (1902) and Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center (1898).