National Historic Landmark-Deady and Villard Halls, U of Oregon

National Historic Landmark-Deady and Villard Halls, University of Oregon

Completed in 1876 and 1886, respectively, Deady and Villard Halls are the first and second buildings of the University of Oregon.

Deady Hall is simplified Italianate in design with mansarded main roof and towers.

Villard Hall has Second Empire touches, and is one of the few surviving academic buildings of its era in the Western United States.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks

Photo Courtesy Library of Congress Historic American Building Survey