Administration Building | |
South elevation of the Administration Building (Inlow Hall) in 2009. | |
Location | Eastern Oregon University campus, La Grande, Oregon |
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Coordinates | 45°19′17″N118°05′25″W / 45.321508°N 118.090349°W Coordinates: 45°19′17″N118°05′25″W / 45.321508°N 118.090349°W |
Built | 1929 [1] |
Architect | John V. Bennes (Bennes & Herzog) [1] |
Architectural style | Renaissance Revival [1] |
NRHP reference # | 80003384 [2] |
Added to NRHP | February 27, 1980 |
Inlow Hall, the administration building at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon, United States, was built in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Administration Building in 1980. [1] [2]
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