- City:
- Minneapolis, MN
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Schools, Colleges and Universities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1934
Description
Pioneer Hall is a co-ed residential hall for first-year students at the University of Minnesota. Originally the Men’s Dormitory, the building features colonial architecture and was built in two shifts, the latter with funding from the Public Works Administration. The south side was completed in 1930 and the north side 1934.
Source notes
https://www.housing.umn.edu/halls/pioneer https://viewshare.org/views/kcarter/fdr-librarys-list-of-new-deal-projects-part-2/ https://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Public_Buildings_a_Survey_of_Architecture_of_Projects_Constructed_By_1000855058/331Site originally submitted by Natalie Heneghan on August 1, 2014.
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- University of Minnesota: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory - Minneapolis MN
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