Widney Alumni House | |
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Location | 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles |
Coordinates | 34°01′11″N118°16′58″W / 34.0196°N 118.2828°W |
Built | 1880 |
Architect | Kysor & Morgan [1] |
Governing body | University of Southern California |
Official name | Original Building of the University of Southern California |
Reference no. | 536 |
Designated | December 16, 1970 [2] |
Reference no. | 70 |
Widney Alumni House is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 70) on the campus of the University of Southern California. It is the oldest university building in Southern California, having been in continuous use since 1880. Widney Alumni House has been designated as a California Historical Landmark (No. 536), [3] as Original Building of the University of Southern California. The landmark plaque states,
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