The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Solano Hall

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Solano Hall (three-quarter view), Quincy University

Institution Name: Quincy University
Original/Historic Place Name: St. Aloysius Orphanage
Location on Campus: 20th St.
Date(s) of Construction:

1919	original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Beaux-Arts classicism (Glossary)
Significance: education
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: limestone

Walls: brick

Roof:

Function:

ca. 1919-1945	other (orphanage; did not belong to Quincy University)
ca. 1945-1964	residence hall (men)
ca. 1964-present (2006)	academic department building (music)

Narrative:
Solano Hall began as an orphanage in 1919. It was purchased by Quincy University in 1945 and served as a men's dorm until 1964. Since then it has housed the music department and has been remodeled to include rehearsal rooms, classrooms, faculty offices, and a recital hall. Although in need of renovation, it is in use daily by not only university music students but also by music students from the Quincy schools.

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