The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Knight Hall

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Knight Hall (front facade), Pacific University

Institution Name: Pacific University
Original/Historic Place Name: Knight Hall
Location on Campus: 2204 College Way
Date(s) of Construction:

1879	original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Victorian (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, education, history
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation:

Walls: wood

Roof:

Function:

ca. 1879	private residence (second home to family of university's first president, Rev. Sydney Harper Marsh)
ca. 2004-present (2006)	admissions office
n.d.	academic department building (music)
n.d.	Greek letter society (Phi Beta Tau fraternity house)
n.d.	residence hall (co-ed)

Narrative:
Knight Hall was completed shortly after President Marsh's death, but his family lived in the house for many years. This Victorian house has served the university in a variety of ways as noted above and currently is home to the office of admissions. It was named after Frank L. Knight, a trustee and benefactor of the university.

References:

Miranda, Gary, and Rick Read. Splendid Audacity, The Story of Pacific University. Forest Grove, OR: Pacific University, 2000.

On Your Own Two Feet, A Self-Guided Tour of Our Historic Campus. Pamphlet. Forest Grove, OR: Pacific University, 2003.