Constitution Hall (University of Alaska Fairbanks)
Appearance
Constitution Hall | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location | University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, Fairbanks, Alaska |
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Coordinates | 64°51′27″N 147°49′19″W / 64.85750°N 147.82194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1955 |
Built by | Pacific Construction Company |
Architect | Foss, Malcom & Olson |
Architectural style | Modern Movement |
NRHP reference No. | 05001196[1] |
AHRS No. | FAI-00002 |
Added to NRHP | November 3, 2005 |
Constitution Hall (also known as Convention Hall, Alaska Constitution Hall and the Student Union Building) houses the student center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Completed in 1955, the building was the site that year of the meeting at which the Alaska State Constitution was drafted, a milestone in the territory's drive for statehood. It is a reinforced concrete structure two stories high.[2] The building currently houses a bookstore, barbershop, alumni association offices, and the campus mail room.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Constitution Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
Categories:
- 1955 establishments in Alaska
- Buildings and structures completed in 1955
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- Pre-statehood history of Alaska
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- Alaska Registered Historic Place stubs
- Alaska school stubs
- Western United States university stubs
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, geography stubs