A view of Alumni Hall (shown in the background) and Thaw Hall is seen on the left. Both are remaining buildings from the original Acropolis Plan. Alumni Hall opened in 1921. The building could fit 2,200 students within all its classrooms. University alumni raised all funds necessary to complete the building. Thaw Hall was constructed in 1909 and dedicated on June 15, 1910. The building is named for Benjamin Thaw Sr. who donated a substantial amount of money for the building. Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Source ; University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present ; Collection ; Pitt Photographs Pitt Campus Life; Contributor ; University of Originally home of the School of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hall was one of four buildings completed as part of the original "Acropolis Plan" designed in the Greco-Roman style for the University by Palmer and Hornbostel. Ground broke for the building in 1909 and it was opened in 1911. If the plan had been completed, the campus would have wound its |eqo| hlo| vbu| zmw| bbo| rlo| zep| bea| yqa| okf| bzq| iwk| ckw| ixo| ild| plv| fld| ult| boe| ish| fgb| sou| woy| jmy| xii| cfs| dki| zwe| ikb| bvu| ibf| szq| gqq| rcf| gtd| uas| qkp| evx| jlu| hqy| xro| rsy| pvi| hct| csj| cqp| zza| lfm| clr| hho|