Haviland Hall, Berkeley, California
historic place
Haviland Hall is a historic place located on the University of California, Berkeley campus in Alameda County. The building was completed in 1924. Designed by campus architect John Galen Howard, Haviland Hall is named for Hannah N. Haviland. She was the widow of San Francisco banker John T. Haviland and bequeathed $250,000 for the building's construction. From 1924 to 1963, Haviland Hall housed the School of Education and the Lange Library of Education. Since 1963, it has served as home to the School of Social Welfare. Howard designed Haviland Hall in the Beaux-Arts style, making it one of his final campus works. Constructed with steel and reinforced concrete, it was built to be fireproof and earthquake-resistant. Haviland Hall became Berkeley's first campus landmark in 1981. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. This structure represents a significant example of early 20th-century campus architecture.