Name: Regan Hall. Named for Agnes Regan, the first executive secretary of the National Council of Catholic Women.
Date: 1949
Architects: Murphy & Locraft
Elevation: 176.55'
Use: University residence hall for 100 students.
Style: Austere Colonial Revival.
Composition: The building is very long with double loaded corridors.
Size: Three stories plus basement.
Gross square footage—29,022.
Net square footage—25,750.
Materials: Red brick
Trim: Some concrete trim under second-story windows. Colonial Revival, copper, cornice molded gutters.
Roof: Gable with asphalt singles.
Windows: White enamel aluminum double-hung replacement sash.
Doors: Raised entries with single glass doors in archways w/transoms and sidelights
Note: Part of a five-building composition.
Setting: Regan and Ryan halls flank, and are attached by covered walk to St. Vincent de Paul Chapel in a formal composition. Lawn and planted areas surround the buildings. Buildings are sited north-south, west of Millennium North, and south toward John McCormack Road, N.E.
Architecture: Regan and Ryan halls are twin buildings flanking St. Vincent de Paul Chapel. All three structures were built in the 1940s in the Colonial Revival style. The two residence halls are austere, while the chapel has more architectural detail. Their formal composition with the chapel gives Regan and Ryan halls their major character.
History: Regan Hall and St. Vincent de Paul Chapel were built in 1949. The complex originally served lay women on the Catholic University campus. Now in general coed use, the complex continues to serve its original function.
Significance: Regan Hall achieves merit from its position in a formal composition including the adjacent chapel, Ryan Hall, and Millennium North and South buildings. It is a contributing structure.
Condition: The hall received a total renovation, including a redesign of the interior space, in the summer of 2003. The mechanical and electrical systems require comprehensive upgrading. Windows were replaced in 1995. All rooms have network connections to the computer system and cable television services. The addition of an air-conditioning system should be considered. The building occupies a large site, reserved for residential use. This facility provides a prominent anchor site for the new residential complex, planned to blend old and new facilities to accommodate diverse student housing requirements. A new honors housing component was completed in 2004.
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Last Revised 17-Mar-08 08:14 AM.
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