LaFortune Student Center
| LaFortune Student Center | |
|---|---|
LaFortune Student Center | |
| General information | |
| Status | Student Center |
| Architectural style | Eclectic, French Second Empire style, Neo Romanesque, Neoclassical |
| Town or city | Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Country | United States |
| Completed | 1883 |
| Client | University of Notre Dame |
| Owner | University of Notre Dame |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Floor area | 83,000 sq ft (7,700 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | W.J. Edbrooke |
| Website | |
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LaFortune Student Center | |
| Coordinates | 41°42′06.9″N 86°14′17.9″W / 41.701917°N 86.238306°W |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Willoughby J. Edbrooke |
| Architectural style | Modern Gothic |
| Part of | University of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles (ID78000053) |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1978 |
The LaFortune Student Center serves as one of two student centers at the University of Notre Dame (the other being Duncan Student Center). Commonly known as "LaFortune" or "LaFun," it is a 4-story building of 83,000 square feet that provides the Notre Dame community with a meeting place for social, recreational, cultural, and educational activities. The building also houses restaurants from national restaurant chains. As of 2008, LaFortune employs 35 part-time student staff and 29 full-time non-student staff and has an annual budget of $1.2 million. Many businesses, services, and divisions of The Office of Student Affairs are found within.