Angell Hall

Title

Angell Hall

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

September 28, 2018

Creator

Kahn, Albert

Creator2

Hedrich Blessing Studio (Photographer)

Creator Nationality

American

Work Type

Single Built Works

Work Location

Michigan (state)

Ann Arbor (inhabited place)

Style/Period

Classical Revival (European revival style)

Subject

university and college buildings
Doric order
columns (architectural elements)

Description

Exterior view of Angell Hall with eight Doric columns at the entrance, on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The building, completed in 1924, was designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn and named in honor of James Angell, President of the University from 1871-1909. "In his design, the architect, Albert Kahn, of Detroit, followed a severely classical precedent in the entrance portico with its eight great Doric columns surmounting a wide esplanade of steps across the front,"--from "Angell Hall, Mason Hall, and Haven Hall" University of Michigan history website. Printed on back of photo: ...designed by Albert Kahn Associated Architects & Engineers, Inc. Hedrich Blessing Studio 450 East Ohio Street Chicago NEG. No 8685-I HNGELL Hall 4 of Mich.

Material/Medium

limestone

Reproduction Type

jpeg

ID Number

LTU-AKUML2-003

Files

LTU-AK-UML2003.jpg
Date Added
September 28, 2018
Collection
Albert Kahn Collection
Item Type
VRA Core
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Citation
“Angell Hall,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17740.