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OSU Buildings Histories in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center

Building History

A color image of Burt Hall taken May 2019.

Photo by Lydia Parker, May 2019

Built in 1964, the building served as home to OSU's rapidly growing oceanography department. It was later named Burt Hall after Wayne Burt, who was instrumental in establishing the oceanography program in 1959. As a result of Burt’s efforts, the university’s Marine Science Center in Newport opened as a research, education, and outreach facility in 1965.

General Information

Address

2651 SW Orchard Ave

Architect

Jeppsen and Miller Architects

Year Built

1964

Renovations

1965, 1968, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993

Square Footage

75,332

Purpose/Usage

Oceanography Department

Previous Name(s)

Oceanography Building

Namesake

Wayne Burt- established Oceanography Department (1959)

Historic District

No

Blueprints

Facilities Services Records (RG 193) I. Architectural Drawings and Plans Individual Structures

Maps

Facilities Services Records, 1888-2003. Series XX:  Campus, Farm, and Property Maps, 1899-1990. Campus and Farm Maps: 3-A

Oregon State University Campus Maps, 1894-1994

Photographs

Oregon State University Historical Photographs, 1868-1980

Further Archival Information

SCARC: The Special Collections and Archives Research Center contains three photography collections, a memorabilia collection, and the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Record group, all pertaining to Burt Hall.

Oregon Digital: Contains several photographs from the construction and completion of Burt Hall in 1963-4, as well as several newspaper entries about the building and Oceanography program.

Map