Pioneer Hall (Oregon)
{{Short description|Building at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, U.S.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Pioneer Hall, Linfield College
| image = PioneerHall2.jpg
| caption = Pioneer Hall at Linfield College
| location = Linfield College
McMinnville, Oregon
| coordinates = {{coord|45.201432|-123.199045|region:US-OR_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Oregon#USA
| built = 1882-1883
| architecture = Italianate
| refnum = 78002330{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
Pioneer Hall is the oldest building at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1883, the four-story Italianate structure formerly housed the entire school. Constructed of red bricks and topped with a belfry, the structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as Pioneer Hall, Linfield College.{{cite web | title = Oregon National Register List | publisher = Oregon Parks & Recreation Dept.: Heritage Programs: National Register | url= http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate=2008-03-14 }} Part of the hall serves as residences and part as classrooms.
History
In 1879, what was then known as McMinnville University began plans to construct a new building to house the school.{{cite journal
| last = Walton
| first = Elisabeth
| author-link =
| title = A Note on William W. Piper and Academy Architecture in Oregon in the Nineteenth Century
| journal = The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
| volume = 32
| issue = 3
| pages = 231–238
| publisher =Society of Architectural Historians
| date = October 1973
| doi = 10.2307/988795
| id =
| jstor =988795}} After a professor, W. S. White, drafted plans for the building that year, the school waited until 1882 to begin construction.[http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/index.cfm?do=v.dsp_siteSummary&resultDisplay=19724 Site Information: Pioneer Hall.] Oregon Historic Sites Database. Retrieved on November 2, 2008. That year the cornerstone was laid where the cabin of the Cozine family once stood until they donated {{convert|20|acre|m2}} to the school the prior year.{{cite news|title=Long Live The 'Queen'|last=Patton|first=P. K.|date=February 27, 1992|work=The Oregonian|pages=West Zoner, 1}} The building was dedicated June 12, 1883, and at that time housed the entire college.[http://www.linfield.edu/admission/visit/detail.php?location_id=5 Campus Visit: Pioneer Hall.] Linfield College. Retrieved on March 14, 2008.
In November 1907, landscape architect John Charles Olmsted visited the campus to advise the school on the design of the campus.{{cite journal|last=Hockaday|first=Joan|date=June 22, 2007|title=John Charles Olmsted and campus design in Oregon; OREGON PLACES|journal=Oregon Historical Quarterly|volume=108|issue=2|pages=278|issn=0030-4727}} At the time Pioneer Hall was the only hall on campus and a wooden gymnasium was the only other building. Olmstead described Pioneer Hall as ugly, and the other building as cheap. In 1922, the school became Linfield College. In 1929, the building was renamed as Pioneer Hall in honor of the pioneers of the school.
Pioneer Hall was then remodeled in 1946. On February 23, 1978, the structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Pioneer Hall also used to house the Linfield College radio station, KSLC 90.3 FM, until 2007 when it moved into Renshaw Hall. The radio station - as KLIN AM - was also housed in the music and art building (old Frerichs Hall) which burned down in 1969, while the transmitter remained in Pioneer.
On January 8, 2008, the nearby Old Oak tree estimated at 250 years old fell down.{{cite news|title=College bids farewell to fallen friend|last=Haight|first=Abby|date=January 9, 2008|work=The Oregonian|pages=B1}} As of 2008, the building is used for a variety of uses. It was a 47-person residence hall on the upper floors, but as of 2018, the top two floors are no longer inhabited. Now the lower floors are home to the departments of Psychology, History, and Political Science.[http://www.linfield.edu/reslife/residence-detail.php?id=35 Linfield's Office of Residence Life: Pioneer Hall (female only).] Linfield College. Retrieved on March 14, 2008.
Architecture
Atop the hall is a square belfry, which is topped by a dome and spire. The architectural style of the brick structure is Italian Bracketed. Pioneer Hall is a mixture of the cruciform plan and Italianate style. W. S. White designed the four-story building which has three above-ground stories atop a stone basement.
Gallery
Image:Pioneer Hall Linfield College - McMinnville Oregon.jpg
Image:PioneerHall3.jpg
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Pioneer Hall (Oregon)}}
- [http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/pics/McMinnville/McMinnville%20College.jpg Color postcard with Pioneer Hall]
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/l-r/mcminnville.aspx Oregon Blue Book: McMinnville]
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{{National Register of Historic Places Oregon}}
Category:1883 establishments in Oregon
Category:Buildings and structures in McMinnville, Oregon
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Yamhill County, Oregon
Category:School buildings completed in 1883
Category:University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Category:University and college residential buildings in Oregon