Schofield Hall

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Schofield Hall
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Location105 Garfield Ave.,
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°47′55″N91°30′0″W / 44.79861°N 91.50000°W / 44.79861; -91.50000 Coordinates: 44°47′55″N91°30′0″W / 44.79861°N 91.50000°W / 44.79861; -91.50000
Arealess than one acre
Built1915
Architect Van Ryn & DeGelleke
Architectural style Collegiate Gothic
MPS Eau Claire MRA
NRHP reference No. 83003393 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1983

Schofield Hall is the main administrative building of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. It houses a variety of different administrative offices, including the university's admissions office. It is located on Garfield Avenue, directly across from the UW-Eau Claire footbridge that links the Water Street side of campus to lower campus. The building is named after Harvey Schofield, the first President of what was then called Eau Claire State Normal School. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its educational significance in 1983. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Schofield Hall". University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Retrieved 2012-02-14.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Schofield Hall". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)