Dads' Gates - Eugene, Oregon - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Begun in 1938 and dedicated in 1941, the Dads' Gates were a Works Progress Administration Art Project. This object functioned (and still functions) as a work of art and as a landscape object. It is composed of a length of fence on either side of two main gate doors that swing inward toward campus. Smaller pedestrian gates through the fence also open in toward campus on either side of the main gates.

The Dads' Gates sit on the northwestern border of the University of Oregon campus on 11th Avenue East between Kincaid Street and Franklin Boulevard. The Dads' Gates are eight feet tall and 120 feet long. They are made of wrought iron, painted light green, and mounted in a concrete foundation.

Street address: University of Oregon campus 11th Ave. E. bet. Kincaid St. and Franklin Blvd Eugene, Oregon USA County / Borough / Parish: Lane Year listed: 2004 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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