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Order Number	00110881
Title	Swan Hall Occidental College
Photographer	Zimmerman, Tom.
Collection ID	Los Angeles County Building Survey Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b95_f2_i9
Date	2011
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photographs taken for Historic American Buildings Survey, which also includes copies of historic photographs and original architectural plans.
Historical Data	Architects Myron Hunt and H.C. Chambers laid out the original master plan for Occidental College in 1914, and 21 of the Mediterranean style buildings were realized which were determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 2001. The contributing buildings include: Johnson Hall; Fowler Hall; Mary Norton Clapp Library; Swan Hall; Thorne Hall; Booth Music-Speech Center; Freeman College Union; Samuelson Campus Pavilion; Weingard Center (Orr Hall); Admissions Building; Urban Environmental Studies; Bird Hillside Theater; President's House; Erdman Hall; Haines Hall; Emmons Health Center and Wylie Hall. Six other features include: Patterson Field; Campus Quadrangle; Perimeter landscaping; circulation network/landscaping; Alumni Avenue east of Campus Road; and Pardee and Thompson Gates. The 1914 James Swan Hall men's dormitory was transformed in 1960 from living quarters into administrative offices. Brian R. Bloom was the lead architect on a 2011 Swan Hall renovation and addition project that more than doubled the existing space.
Description	Concrete steps lead up to the wooden doors of the "Middle" entrance on Swan Hall's east facade. Columns stand on either side of the doorway and trees can be seen reflected in the windows.
Publisher	Heritage Documentation Programs (U.S.). Historic American Buildings Survey.
Subject	Occidental College. Occidental College.--Swan Hall. Universities and colleges--California--Eagle Rock (Los Angeles). College buildings--California--Eagle Rock (Los Angeles). Buildings--Repair and reconstruction--California--Los Angeles. Windows--California--Los Angeles. Wooden doors--California--Los Angeles. Stairs--California--Los Angeles. Columns--California--Los Angeles. Eclecticism in architecture--California--Eagle Rock (Los Angeles). Architecture--California--Eagle Rock (Los Angeles)--Mediterranean influences. Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, Calif.). Historic American Buildings Survey Collection photographs. Heritage Documentation Programs Collection photographs. Hunt, Myron,1868-1952. Chambers, H. C.(Harold Coulson),1885-1971.
Format	Photographic prints
Credits	Photographs taken for Historic American Buildings Survey or the Historic Landscapes Survey: documentation is on file.
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles County Building Survey Photo Collection