HAUGE ADM I N ISTRATION BUILDING - 1960 ( R ittergrup-2010) DESCRIPTION The H a uge Ad m i n istration b u i l d i ng, b u i lt in 1960, is a two story U-sh a p e b u i l d i n g constructed of b rick, steel, and reinfo rced concrete. The b u i ld i ng was the first modern st ructu re located adjacent to t h e traditional c e n t e r cou rt of the o rigi n a l c a m pus. The a d m i n istration b u i l d i n g was d esigned by the sa m e a rc h itects, Lea, Pearson a n d R i c h a rds, who designed Xavier, Eastvol'd a n d Ra msta d , a l l i n the tra d itiona l c o l l ege gothic style. In the n o rth fa cing c o u rt the central bay at the bottom of the
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c o u rtya rd. Wind owless a re a s a re c l a d i n stacked maso n ry ven ee r . The main l o b by entry is a d o u b l e h e ight space with a g l a ss storefront on the south and t h ree l a rge globe l a m ps, visible d ay and n ight. W i n d ows, d oors a n d c l a d d i n g a ppear to h a ve a l l the origi n a l extruded a l u m i n u m m e m b ers. The e l evat i o n s are a ca refu l l y c o m posed c o m b i n ation of c l a d d i n g, wind ows a nd s pa n d rels that rei n force the struct u r a l syste m . The restra i n e d M od e r n i sm o f the b u i l d i n g reflects t h e infl u e n ce o f corporate c u lt u re that pred o m i n ated i n m a n y a spects of American l ife d u ri n g t h e early 1960's. H a uge H a l l h a s reta i ned m u c h of its exterior i ntegrity a n d is an excel lent exa m p l e of ea rly mod ern ca m p u s style in the Pacific NW. This p a rticu l a r b u i l d i n g i s o n e o f t h e few o n t h e P L U c a m p u s that meet N ational Register criteria d u e to its sign ifica nce and i n tegrity.
H ISTORY Orig i n a l ly named the Ta coma-Pierce Ad m i n istration Build i n g, it was ren amed in h o n o r of P h i l i p E . H a u ge, who had served as dean, registrar, academic vice p reside nt, professor a nd a rc h ivist from 1920 to 1970. The P h i l i p E. H a uge b u i ld i ng represents the matu rity and sta b i l ity of Pacific Luthera n U n iversity d u ring the great c a m p u s expansion i n the Post-World W a r
II era . The a rch itect u ra l fi rm of Lea, Pearson & Rich a rd s
was res ponsible f o r t h e d e s i g n of this b u i ld i ng a n d the majority of the b u i l d i n gs o n the u p per c a m p u s of the U n iversity.
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classrooms a nd fac u l ty offices a s well a s vari o u s
a d m i n istrative offi ces. O n e o f the major roo m s conta i n ed a c l ose c i rc u it TV system w h e n it w a s u s e d a s a n
overflow lecture h a l l . Lea, Pea rson & R i c h a rd s w a s a Ta coma b a sed fir m com posed o f three p a rtners:
C h a rles W in t h ro p Lea, J r . ( 1903 - 1990), C h a rles Th eodore Pearson ( 1 905 - 1994) and John G reen way Richard s ( 1908 - 1985). The offic e was started i n 1937 and was t h e l a rgest fi rm in Ta coma for m a n y d ec a de s . T h e f i r m d i d a l most a l l t h e b u i l d i ngs i n the U p per Ca m p u s a n d many i n the lower; s o m e exa m p l e s i n c l u d e M e m o r i a l G y m ( 1 947), Ra mstad H a l l ( 1947), Ord a l H a l l a n d the Tri n ity Luthera n s a n ctu a ry ( 1960).
PLU H ISTO R I C RESOURCE I N VE NTORY JUNE 2010