 Rankin Hall - U of M - Missoula, MT
Posted by: pmaupin
N 46° 51.646 W 113° 59.094
12T E 272489 N 5194018
[EN] This sign has been installed outside Rankin Hall, which was the original University Library, built in 1908.
[FR] Ce panneau a été installé à l'extérieur de Rankin Hall, qui était la bibliothèque universitaire d'origine, construite en 1908.
Waymark Code: WM17TR9
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2023
Views: 2
Rankin Hall
BUILT IN 1908 AS THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, THIS NEOCLASSICAL-STYLE BUILDING WAS ARCHITECT A. J. GIBSON'S FIFTH AND FINAL CONTRIBUTION TO CAMPUS. IN 1983 IT WAS RENAMED IN HONOR OF 1902 GRADUATE, SUFFRAGETTE AND PACIFIST JEANNETTE RANKIN (1880-1973). MISSOULA-BORN RANKIN WAS THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO THE U. S. CONGRESS AND THE ONLY MEMBER TO VOTE AGAINST ENTRY INTO BOTH WORLD WARS.
From the plaque
Rankin Hall
CONSTRUIT EN 1908 COMME BIBLIOTHÈQUE UNIVERSITAIRE, CE BÂTIMENT DE STYLE NÉOCLASSIQUE ÉTAIT LA CINQUIÈME ET DERNIÈRE CONTRIBUTION DE L'ARCHITECTE A. J. GIBSON AU CAMPUS. EN 1983, ELLE A ÉTÉ RENOMMÉE EN L'HONNEUR DE LA DIPLÔMÉE DE 1902, SUFFRAGETTE ET PACIFISTE JEANNETTE RANKIN (1880-1973). RANKIN NÉE À MISSOULA A ÉTÉ LA PREMIÈRE FEMME ÉLUE AU CONGRÈS DES ÉTATS-UNIS ET LE SEUL MEMBRE À VOTER CONTRE L'ENTRÉE DANS LES DEUX GUERRES MONDIALES.
Sur la plaque
Describe the area and history: This enduring landmark was the fifth and final contribution to the campus by renowned Missoula architect A.J Gibson. A work of exquisite craftsmanship and the university’s only example of Neo-classical architecture, the dramatic classical portico on the front of the building is typical of this style, which peaked during the early twentieth century. The interior was extensively remodeled in 1923 to accommodate the University Law School, and again in 1961 to house the Psychology Department. In 1983, the building was renamed Rankin Hall after 1902 graduate Jeannette Rankin, the first United States congresswoman.

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