Thackeray Hall is an academic building of the University of Pittsburgh and a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District[1][2] at 139 University Place on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Thackeray Hall | |
 Thackeray Hall at the University of Pittsburgh | |
| Coordinates | 40°26′39.54″N 79°57′26.15″W / 40.4443167°N 79.9572639°W |
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| Area | Schenley Farms Historic District |
| Built | 1923-1925 |
| Architect | Abram Garfield, Cleveland (son of U. S. President James Abram Garfield) |
| Architectural style | Early Classical |
| Part of | Schenley Farms Historic District (ID83002213[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1983 |
Thackeray Hall houses Pitt's Department of Mathematics. Previously, it housed the Mathematics Library in room 430,[2] whose collection is now located in the Bevier Engineering Library of Benedum Hall.[3] On the ground floor are many university student services: class registration, tuition billing, and transcripts, as well as housing the Advising Center of the School of Arts and Sciences on the second floor.[3]
The building is the former National Union Fire Insurance Company building built circa 1923–1925 in the Early Classical style.[4][5] The building was purchased by the university in 1968 for $1.875 million ($16.4 million in 2023 dollars[6]), and was originally purposed for faculty offices.[7] It was known as the Social Sciences Building until 1972 when it was renamed Mervis Hall and designated as the home of the Graduate School of Business.[4] In 1983, when the Graduate School of Business moved into a new building also named Mervis Hall, it was renamed Thackeray Hall.
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "University Library System: Mathematics Library". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ^ "Department of Mathematics - Mathematics Library". University of Pittsburgh. August 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ^ Kideny, Walter C. Pittsburgh's Landmark Architecture: The Historic Buildings of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1997, pg. 351
- ^ Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Cultural Resources Database: National Union Fire Insurance Company, Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, Philadelphiabuildings.org
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Pitt Buys Building For Faculty". The Pittsburgh Press. July 3, 1968. Retrieved February 1, 2010.