CITY VIEWS: McMicken Hall Tower

Old McMicken Hall was designed by famed Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford, The cornerstone of McMicken Hall, at its new site on the former Burnet Woods park, was laid on September 22nd, 1894 and the building was completed in September of 1895. The architecture was of Neo-Georgian design in an effort to connect the university with other universities in the country and evoke feelings of patriotism and academia. The old McMicken Hall would remain standing until the late 1940s when it was razed in order to build a new hall in the same location. Dedicated in April 1950, the new (and current) McMicken Hall was of similar design to old McMicken. Designed by another famed Cincinnatian, architect Harry Hake, the hall maintained a Georgian style, repeating the two flanking wings of the previous building and even including 650,000 bricks from old McMicken. It was intended to resemble the student Union (now Tangeman University Center), which was completed in 1937. This image is a view seen exiting the DAAP building, from a lower elevation facing south.
McMicken Hall Tower

Old McMicken Hall was designed by famed Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford, The cornerstone of McMicken Hall, at its new site on the former Burnet Woods park, was laid on September 22nd, 1894 and the building was completed in September of 1895. The architecture was of Neo-Georgian design in an effort to connect the university with other universities in the country and evoke feelings of patriotism and academia.  

 

The old McMicken Hall would remain standing until the late 1940s when it was razed in order to build a new hall in the same location. Dedicated in April 1950, the new (and current) McMicken Hall was of similar design to old McMicken. Designed by another famed Cincinnatian, architect Harry Hake, the hall maintained a Georgian style, repeating the two flanking wings of the previous building and even including 650,000 bricks from old McMicken. It was intended to resemble the student Union (now Tangeman University Center), which was completed in 1937. This image is a view seen exiting the DAAP building, from a lower elevation facing south.