University Hall - St. Louis, Missouri
Posted by: BruceS
N 38° 38.880 W 090° 18.294
15S E 734544 N 4281162
University Hall now known as Brookings Hall served as the administrative headquarters for the 1904 Worlds Fair in St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM31G4
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2008
Views: 57
University Hall was built as one of the new buildings on the new campus of Washington University. Much to the dismay of the students looking forward to moving from their downtown St. Louis campus, Robert S. Brookings, president of the board of Washington University, leased the first five University buildings to the Fair. With the $750,000 received from this lease Brookings quickly had four more building built on campus which were also used by the Fair and the concurrent Olympic Games. The original five buildings also served a model campus. University Hall was used as the administrative headquarters for the fair with room 200 serving has the David R. Francis, President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. After the Fair in January 1905 the students were finally allowed to move to their new campus. University Hall now known as Brookings Hall serves as the headquarters for Washington University in St. Louis.
Original Name of Structure (during fair): University Hall
Current Name of Structure: Brookings Hall
Architect/Designer: Cope & Stewardson, represented by James P. Jamieson
Fair Name: Louisiana Purchase Exposition—also known as the 1904 World’s Fair
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Year of Fair: 1904
Website Proof: [Web Link]
Theme of Fair: Not listed
Website Reference: Not listed
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