Clubhouse-Student Union

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LocationBetween 18th & 19th Streets, & 8th & 10th Avenues, Greeley, Colorado
Coordinates 40°24′35″N104°41′31″W / 40.40972°N 104.69194°W / 40.40972; -104.69194 (Clubhouse--Student Union) Coordinates: 40°24′35″N104°41′31″W / 40.40972°N 104.69194°W / 40.40972; -104.69194 (Clubhouse--Student Union)
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)
Architect Thomas P. Barber; F. W. Ireland, Jr.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Late Gothic Revival
MPS New Deal Resources on Colorado's Eastern Plains MPS
NRHP reference # 08001021 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 2008

The Clubhouse-Student Union, also known as Gray Hall, is a structure made of two historic buildings on the campus of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

University of Northern Colorado state university in Greeley, Colorado, United States

The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public research university in Greeley, Colorado. The university was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education. Approximately 12,000 students are enrolled in six colleges. Extended campus locations in are in Loveland, Denver, and Colorado Springs. UNC’s 19 athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I athletics.

Greeley, Colorado Home Rule Municipality in Colorado, United States

Greeley is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Weld County, Colorado, United States. Greeley is in northern Colorado and is situated 49 miles (79 km) north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. According to a July 2015 estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the city is 100,883, and a 2014 population estimate made Greeley the 12th-most populous city in Colorado. Greeley is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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History

Construction on the first building began during the presidency of Zachariah Xenophon Snyder in 1913, and it was completed in 1916. [2] The second building was completed with the help of the Public Works Administration in 1939. [2]

Public Works Administration administered a comprehensive public works program to promote and stabilize employment

Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression. It built large-scale public works such as dams, bridges, hospitals, and schools. Its goals were to spend $3.3 billion in the first year, and $6 billion in all, to provide employment, stabilize purchasing power, and help revive the economy. Most of the spending came in two waves in 1933-35, and again in 1938. Originally called the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, it was renamed the Public Works Administration in 1935 and shut down in 1944.

The 1916 building was built as a women's clubhouse for female students. [2] Since 1932, it has been a clubhouse open to all students. [2] The structure is now home to the student union. [2]

Architectural significance

The buildings were designed in the Craftsman and Gothic Revival architectural styles. [2] The 1916 building was designed by Thomas P. Barber, while the second building was designed by F. W. Ireland, Jr.. [2] The structure has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 29, 2008. [1]

American Craftsman American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle

The American Craftsman style, or the American Arts and Crafts movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art movement, it remained popular into the 1930s. However, in decorative arts and architectural design, it has continued with numerous revivals and restoration projects through present times.

Gothic Revival architecture Architectural movement

Gothic Revival is an architectural movement popular in the Western world that began in the late 1740s in England. Its momentum grew in the early 19th century, when increasingly serious and learned admirers of neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval Gothic architecture, in contrast to the neoclassical styles prevalent at the time. Gothic Revival draws features from the original Gothic style, including decorative patterns, finials, lancet windows, hood moulds and label stops.

Thomas P. Barber English-born American architecht

Thomas Pellatt Barber was an architect active in the Southwestern United States. Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clubhouse--Student Union". National Park Service . Retrieved July 29, 2018. With accompanying pictures