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Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall

Coordinates: 44°19′4″N 96°47′20″W / 44.31778°N 96.78889°W / 44.31778; -96.78889
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Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall
Wenona Hall
Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall is located in South Dakota
Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall
Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall is located in the United States
Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall
LocationMedary Ave., Brookings, South Dakota
Coordinates44°19′4″N 96°47′20″W / 44.31778°N 96.78889°W / 44.31778; -96.78889
Arealess than one acre
Built1909, 1915
ArchitectSchwartz, John J.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.80003718[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1980

Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota are women's dormitories that were built in 1909 and 1915. John J. Schwartz was architect. The combination was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

The buildings were deemed to be "significant in the areas of architecture and education" and "good examples of early 20th century academic architecture"; Schwartz is held to have achieved "balance and order" in using neoclassical architecture despite constraints of large scale and many necessary window openings.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ John C. Awald and Carolyn Torma (March 5, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved February 2, 2017. with four photos from 1979