Thackeray Hall

Thackeray Hall is an academic building of the University of Pittsburgh and a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District at 139 University Place on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Lobby of the University Place entrance to Thackeray Hall
Thackeray Hall
Thackeray Hall at the University of Pittsburgh
Coordinates40°26′39.54″N 79°57′26.15″W
AreaSchenley Farms Historic District
Built1923-1925
ArchitectAbram Garfield, Cleveland (son of U. S. President James Abram Garfield)
Architectural styleEarly Classical
Part ofSchenley Farms Historic District (ID83002213[1])
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 1983

Thackeray Hall houses Pitt's Department of Mathematics. Previously, it housed the Mathematics Library in room 430,[2] whose collection is now located in the Bevier Engineering Library of Benedum Hall.[3] On the ground floor are many university student services: class registration, tuition billing, and transcripts, as well as housing the Advising Center of the School of Arts and Sciences on the second floor.

The building is the former National Union Fire Insurance Company building built circa 1923-1925 in the Early Classical style.[4][5] The building was purchased by the University in 1968 for $1.875 million ($13.8 million in 2019 dollars[6]), and was originally purposed for faculty offices.[7] It was known as the Social Sciences Building until 1972 when it was renamed Mervis Hall and designated as the home of the Graduate School of Business. In 1983, when the Graduate School of Business moved into a new building also named Mervis Hall, it was renamed Thackeray Hall.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "University Library System: Mathematics Library". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  3. "Department of Mathematics - Mathematics Library". University of Pittsburgh. 2009-08-05. Archived from the original on 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  4. Kideny, Walter C. Pittsburgh's Landmark Architecture: The Historic Buildings of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1997, pg. 351
  5. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Cultural Resources Database: National Union Fire Insurance Company, Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, Philadelphiabuildings.org
  6. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  7. "Pitt Buys Building For Faculty". The Pittsburgh Press. 1968-07-03. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Preceded by
Schenley Quadrangle		 University of Pittsburgh Buildings
Thackeray Hall
Constructed: 1923-1925		 Succeeded by
University Place Office Building
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