Ridenbaugh Hall

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Ridenbaugh Hall
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View from north in 2017
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LocationCampus Drive
at Blake Street
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho, U.S.
Coordinates 46°43′28″N117°00′32″W / 46.72444°N 117.00889°W / 46.72444; -117.00889 (Ridenbaugh Hall)
Arealess than one acre
Built1902;121 years ago (1902)
Architect Willis Ritchie
Architectural styleRenaissance, Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 77000467 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1977;
45 years ago
 (1977-09-14)
Ridenbaugh Hall in 1980 Ridenbaugh Hall 5827.jpg
Ridenbaugh Hall in 1980

Ridenbaugh Hall is a historic three-story building in the northwest United States, on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Opened 121 years ago in 1902 as the first UI dormitory for female students, [2] [3] Ridenbaugh has been the oldest brick building on campus since the 1970s. [2] [3]

Designed by architect Willis Ritchie of Spokane in the Renaissance Revival style, [3] the building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 14, 1977. [1] It was named for Mary E. Ridenbaugh (1857–1926) of Boise, then the vice chairman of the university's board of regents. [2] [4] [5] [6]

On Campus Drive just west of Blake Street, the building faces north and overlooks the four tennis courts on the Administration Lawn; the approximate elevation at street level is 2,620 feet (800 m) above sea level.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Abas, Bryan (July 6, 1978). "Ridenbaugh Hall: a building makes a comeback". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 6A.
  3. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ridenbaugh Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved July 30, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  4. "Ridenbaugh Hall". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. (junior class (1907), volume 4). Spring 1906. p. 74.
  5. "Board of Regents". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. (junior class (1906), volume 3). Spring 1905. p. 8.
  6. "Board of Regents". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. (junior class (1907), volume 4). Spring 1906. p. 10.