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OSU Buildings Histories in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center

Building History

Hawley Hall houses approximately 270 residents on five floors, and is part of the residence hall quad on the west side of campus. Hawley is connected to Buxton Hall. The Engineering Living-Learning Community is housed in Buxton and Hawley Halls, and is open to all pre-engineering majors. The building is named for Curtis L. Hawley, State Dairy and Food Commissioner and member of the Board of Regents from 1909 to 1924.

This building is the second on campus to carry his name; at its construction as a men's dormitory in 1928, a wing of Weatherford Hall was also named for Hawley.

General Information

Address

311 SW Sackett Pl., Corvallis, OR 97331

Architect

Burns, Bear, McNeil, and Schneider Architects

Year Built

1955

Renovations

1963 (alterations to solariums), 1967 (lounge alteration), 1979 (wall partitions added), 1985 (lounge partitions added)

Square Footage

58,558

Purpose/Usage

Residence hall, primarily for pre-engineering students

Previous Name(s)

N/A

Namesake

Curtis L. Hawley

Historic District

Yes, noncontributing structure

Blueprints

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

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: SCARC's holdings include photograph collections, and university records documenting the history of Hawley Hall.

Oregon Digital: Includes photographs and textual materials documenting Hawley Hall. It should be noted that materials dating to the 1920s through the 1940s likely reference the earlier Hawley wing of Weatherford Hall, not the Hawley residence hall built in the 1950s.

 

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