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| location = [[Berkeley, California]]
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| designated_other1 = Berkeley Landmark
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'''Wheeler Hall''' is a building on the campus of the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in [[Berkeley, California]]. It is named for the philologist and university president [[Benjamin Ide Wheeler]]. ▼
 
▲'''Wheeler Hall''' is a building on the campus of the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in [[Berkeley, California]] in the [[Classical Revival]] style. It isHome to the English department as well as the university's College Writing Programs department, it was named for the [[philology|philologist]] and university president [[Benjamin Ide Wheeler]].
The building was opened in 1917.<ref name="opening">{{cite book|title= University of California chronicle|volume= XIX|publisher= [[University of California Press]]| year= 1917|page=75|url= http://books.google.com/books?id=jNHMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA75 }}</ref>▼
 
▲The building was opened in 1917.<ref name="opening">{{cite book|title= University of California chronicle|volume= XIX|publisher= [[University of California Press]]| year= 1917|page=75|url= httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=jNHMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA75 }}</ref> It houses the largest lecture hall on the Berkeley campus, Wheeler Auditorium.
 
On February 29, 1940, UC Berkeley professor [[Ernest O. Lawrence]] received the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in Wheeler Auditorium from Carl Wallerstedt, [[Consul (representative)|Consul General]] of [[Sweden]], due to the danger of crossing the Atlantic during [[World War II]]. The building was the site of many of the [[Free Speech Movement]] protests in the 1960s and is a focal point of the Berkeley campus. In the 2010s, it has been the site of many university protests and several building takeovers.
 
== Description ==
Wheeler Hall, located just west of South Hall, is a grand four-story building featuring a [[Steel|steel]] frame and a [[Granite|granite]] exterior. It is aligned with the main campus axis, with its square design interrupted by the projecting end bays on the east and west sides. The main south-facing [[Façade|facade]] showcases a central section with seven uniform bays, flanked by slightly projecting bays with arched windows and paired pilasters. Secondary blocks with tiled [[Hip roof|hip roofs]] and [[Quoin|quoins]] border this central section. Steps integrated into the slopes form a partial plinth, leveling the site.
 
The facade's central part has three horizontal zones. The base is rusticated and includes nine deeply recessed, arched entrances leading to the [[Lobby (room)|lobby]]. Above this, the middle section spans two stories and includes a colonnaded gallery in a modified giant Ionic style. This gallery is bordered by end bays featuring paired Ionic pilasters and recessed, round-beaded windows. The [[Attic|attic]] story, set back from the classical [[Entablature|entablature]], features six monumental urns over the columns below.
 
Following the middle zone's layout, the attic story is highlighted by fluted pilasters that support a molded [[Cornice|cornice]] capped by a blank [[Frieze|frieze]].
 
Inside, the southwest side of the building contains a lobby and a large [[Auditorium|auditorium]] encircled by a wide hall. The second and third floors have [[Hallway|hallways]] providing access to the [[Balcony|balcony]]. While there have been some interior modifications, these changes have not affected the building's exterior architectural integrity.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Wheeler Hall |journal=National Register of Historic Places |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/c17b8a62-7201-4301-92b9-590c57b0d3cf |access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
 
 
==Footnotes==
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==ReferencesExternal links==
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* [http://www.berkeley.edu/map/3dmap/3dmap.shtml Interactive Map of Berkeley Campus]
 
 
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[[Category:Neoclassical architecture in California]]
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[[Category:History of Berkeley, California]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Berkeley, California]]
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