Hepner Hall
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| File:Sdsumain.jpg Hepner Hall on the SDSU campus | |
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| Location | 5300 Campanile Dr., San Diego, California |
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| Architect | Howard Spencer Hazen |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| Part of | San Diego State College (ID97000924) |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1997[1] |
Hepner Hall is an academic building at San Diego State University (SDSU). The original entrance to the university, it is the oldest building on the campus. It was designed by the senior architectural designer of the California Division of the State Architect Archived March 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Howard Spencer Hazen,[2] and completed in 1931.[3] Hepner Hall is regarded and commonly used as a symbol of the university and its campus.
The building lies north of Malcolm A. Love Library at the entrance to the Campanile Walkway and main quad.[3] Hepner Hall is home to SDSU's School of Social Work, along with the Department of Gerontology and the University Center on Aging.[3] Several faculty offices and research centers also are housed in Hepner Hall, along with an assortment of classrooms and lecture halls.[3]
Symbol of the SDSU campus
[edit | edit source]Hepner Hall is the symbol of the campus, with its Mission Revival Style architecture, open-faced bell tower and archway.[3] It is the most photographed building on campus.[3] The tower bells are rung only once a year, during the yearly commencement ceremonies.[4]
SDSU logo and seal
[edit | edit source]Hepner Hall is the centerpiece of SDSU's revised logo and presidential seal, which were unveiled in 2004.[5]
Architecture
[edit | edit source]Entrance to the building is gained through the building's impressive portales, which are framed by turquoise and white tile.[3] Two massive turrets frame the Catalan-style archway, which is topped by a Mission-style bell tower (campanario).[3] Inside the archway is a ribbed Moorish-style arch vaulted ceiling with a simulated Moorish wrought iron lantern hanging from its center.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]One of the original buildings on the SDSU campus, originally Hepner Hall was the Arts and Letters Building. It was renamed in 1976 in honor of Walter R. Hepner, President of the university from 1935 to 1952.[4] The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Alexander D. Bevil, The Journal of San Diego History (San Diego Historical Society, publ. 1993), From Grecian Columns to Spanish Towers: The Development of San Diego State College, 1922-1953
- ^ a b c d e f g h i San Diego State University library, SDSU Historical Buildings (accessed Nov. 15, 2008)
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External links
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- San Diego State University buildings and structures
- Culture of San Diego
- Landmarks in San Diego
- Mission Revival architecture in California
- Historic district contributing properties in California
- National Register of Historic Places in San Diego
- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California