Name: Ryan Hall. Named for Most Reverend James Hugh Ryan, fifth university rector.
Date: 1945
Architects: Murphy & Locraft
Elevation: 177.39'
Use: University residence hall for 160 students.
Style: Austere Colonial Revival.
Composition: The building is very long with double loaded corridors.
Size: Three stories plus basement.
Gross square footage—30,023.
Net square footage—27,621.
Materials: Red brick
Trim: Some concrete trim under second-story windows, 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 with transoms and sidelights.
Note: Part of a five-building composition.
Setting: Ryan Hall flanks and is attached by covered walk to St. Vincent de Paul Chapel in a formal composition with Regan Hall. Lawn and planted areas surround the buildings and the chapel located between them. Buildings are sited north-south, west of the 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 nand Ryan halls their major character.
History: Ryan Hall was built in 1945. 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: Ryan Hall achieves merit from its position in a formal composition including the chapel, Regan Hall and the Millennium North and South buildings. It is a contributing structure.
Condition: The building received a total renovation in the summer of 2003, including attention to occupant accessibility and the layout of the interior space, to be retained for continued use. The mechanical and electrical systems require total upgrading. Windows were replaced in 1995. All rooms have network connections to the computer system and cable television services. A new air-conditioning system is required, as the limited number of current window units are not reliable. The building occupies a large site, currently 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.
Floor Plans
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