Conaty Hall. Named for Bishop Thomas J. Conaty, second CUA rector.
Date: 1959
Architect: Thomas H. Locraft
Elevation: 191.68'
Use: The building houses 183 students in traditional double occupancy rooms located on long common corridors.
Style: Mid-20th-century modern.
Composition: Rectilinear with an attached lobby/office area.
Size: Four stories plus basement.
Gross square footage—43,698.
Net square footage—37, 125.
Materials: Brick
Trim: Brick
Roof: Flat
Windows: Aluminum
Doors: Metal and glass recessed under an entrance canopy.
Note: Conaty Hall is part of a three-building residential complex including Spalding and Spellman halls.
Setting: Across Michigan Avenue from the main campus, attached to Spalding Hall, surrounded by lawn with parking on the west side.
Architecture: Conaty Hall is a simple, collegiate, residential structure, built in the mid-20th-century style. It has a canopied, asymmetrical lower lobby element creating its focal point.
History: Built in 1959 as a residence hall and remaining in that use.
Significance: Conaty Hall has a neutral impact on the campus, but is neither architecturally nor historically significant. It is across Michigan Avenue from the main campus, contributing little to it or the neighborhood. It is not a contributing structure.
Condition: Cosmetic improvements were done in the mid-1980s. New carpeting, furnishings and interior finishes were provided in 1999. A new chiller installed in 1997 serves this facility and Spellman Hall. All the rooms have network connections to the computer system and cable television services. The mechanical and electrical systems require major renovation, and the windows require total replacement. The hall’s location across Michigan Avenue, room configurations and limited amenities are perceived as major obstacles for long-term residential use. The campus master plan reserves the site for potential cooperative ventures and mixed use development. Renovations completed in 2004 included fire
sprinkler and finishes.
Floor Plans
Last Revised 10-Jan-07 12:16 PM.
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