Name: Keane Hall. Named for Most Rev. John J. Keane, first university rector. Originally the Physics Research Center.
Date: 1957–58
Architect: Murphy & Locraft
Elevation: 208.81'
Use: Vacant/temporary storage, originally physics labs, classrooms, offices and a 120-seat lecture room.
Style: Modern/classical to blend with the twin facing building, Shahan Hall, and to match the materials and roof of John K. Denver of Mullen Memorial Library.
Composition: Simple rectangular plan is part of a three-building composition with Shahan Hall and the library on an axis running to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; entrance faces axis.
Size : Three stories plus basement.
Gross square footage—35,290
Net square footage—30,499.
Materials: Gray vein Alabama limestone to match Shahan Hall and the library.
Trim: Limestone
Rood: Red tile, hip-shaped roof.
Windows: Metal awning-type with transoms.
Doors : Entrance is raised above axial plaza toward Shahan Hall and has double metal and glass doors. A four-story interior elevator creates access from the ground floor.
Note: Building is part
of a formal composition.
Condition: Good, but vacant.
Setting: Entrance faces north with a small plaza, free-standing structure has foundation planting, a parking lot to the east is between library and both Keane and Shahan halls
Architecture: Keane Hall has a simple geometric style with little ornament and is a twin to axially related Shahan Hall. The first story has vertical punched windows and the second and third stories have triple grouped windows separated with a metal spandrel panels. The limestone was selected to match Mullen Library and Shahan Hall.
History: Keane Hall is a purpose-built academic structure designed to match the earlier Shahan Hall and blend with the Mullen Library in a formal composition. The building was vacated as a physics facility with the opening of Hannan Hall in 1987.
Significance: Keane Hall is contributing as a part of a formal three-building composition with Mullen Library and Shahan Hall on axis with the National Shrine. As part of this grouping, it contributes significantly to the architectural presentation of the university campus in itsrole as a national Catholic educational and cultural icon in the capital city.
Condition: The strategic and master plans identify this prominent structure for renovation to accommodate a state-of-the-art classroom facility. A building program and architectural study are being developed to support fund-raising opportunities for a renovation project.
Floor Plans
Last Revised 11-Sep-07 02:00 PM.
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