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FINAL SUBMISSION HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORT LE CONTE HALL UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY for the DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY October 1999 P AGE & T URNBULL Architecture Historic Preservation Urban Design 415.362.5154 724 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94108 TABLE OF CONTENTS I N T R O D U C T I O N ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 F O R WA R D .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 P U R P O S E ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................................................... 4 H I S T O RY A N D S I G N I F I C A N C E ...................................................................................................................... 7 H I S T O R I C C O N T E X T S ..................................................................................................................................... 7 P E R I O D O F S I G N I F I C A N C E ...................................................................................................................... 7 B U I L D I N G D E S I G N A N D C O N S T R U C T I O N ................................................................................ 7 ASSOCIATIONS WITH PERSONS AND EVENTS...................................................................... 9 S I G N I F I C A N C E .....................................................................................................................................................1 2 CHRONOLOGY.............................................................................................................................................................1 3 E X T E R I O R D E S C R I P T I O N ................................................................................................................................1 6 S I T E .................................................................................................................................................................................1 6 E X T E R I O R E L E VAT I O N S ............................................................................................................................1 6 I N T E R I O R D E S C R I P T I O N..................................................................................................................................1 8 S PAT I A L S E Q U E N C E .......................................................................................................................................1 8 B A S E M E N T ...............................................................................................................................................................1 8 F I R S T F L O O R .........................................................................................................................................................1 9 SECOND FLOOR..................................................................................................................................................1 9 T H I R D F L O O R .......................................................................................................................................................2 0 F O U R T H F L O O R ..................................................................................................................................................2 1 CONDITIONS.................................................................................................................................................................2 3 E L E M E N T S A N D M AT E R I A L S.................................................................................................................2 3 C H A N G E S S I N C E C O M P L E T I O N .................................................................................................................2 6 B A S E M E N T ...............................................................................................................................................................2 6 F I R S T F L O O R .........................................................................................................................................................2 6 SECOND FLOOR..................................................................................................................................................2 6 T H I R D F L O O R .......................................................................................................................................................2 6 F O U R T H F L O O R ..................................................................................................................................................2 6 RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................................................................2 8 E X T E R I O R .................................................................................................................................................................2 8 I N T E R I O R ..................................................................................................................................................................2 8 H I S T O R I C I L L U S T R AT I O N S.............................................................................................................................3 0 Z O N E S O F S I G N I F I C A N C E ..............................................................................................................................3 6 P H O T O G R A P H S ...........................................................................................................................................................4 2 E X T E R I O R .................................................................................................................................................................4 2 BA S E M E N T................................................................................................................................................................4 8 SECOND FLOOR..................................................................................................................................................5 3 T H I R D F L O O R .......................................................................................................................................................6 9 F O U R T H F L O O R ..................................................................................................................................................7 5 R O O F ..............................................................................................................................................................................9 2 ENDNOTES......................................................................................................................................................................9 7 B I B L I O G R A P H Y ...........................................................................................................................................................9 8 A P P E N D I X A . Building Summary and Evaluation .........................................................................................9 9 APPENDIX B. The Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation .......................................... 1 0 0 A P P E N D I X C . Fire and Life Safety Recommendations ............................................................................. 101 INTRODUCTION FORWARD The LeConte Hall HSR provides the following historic property and building information: Architectural history and significance Site, building and material descriptions and existing conditions Property and building recommendations Historic context Structural engineering Exiting and Life Safety engineering In addition to the Physics Department and the Office of Physical and Environmental Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, the following professional team has participated in the development of this HSR: PROJECT AND HISTORICAL ARCHITECTS Page & Turnbull, Inc. 724 Pine Street San Francisco, CA 94103 415-362-5154; 415-362-5560 FAX Principal: J. Gordon Turnbull, FAIA Project Manager: Frederic Knapp Architectural Historian: Elizabeth Jandoli PURPOSE This study was prepared in conjunction with the seismic upgrade of LeConte Hall. The purpose of the study is to provide a framework of information about the historical value of the LeConte Hall so that preservation criteria can be taken into account as the seismic design evolves. The detail in this study is sufficient to guide planning, manage- ment, maintenance and alteration actions. According to the National Park Services Cultural Resources Management Guideline (NPS-28): A Historic Structure Report (HSR) is prepared whenever there is to be a major intervention into historic structures or where activities are programmed that affect the qualities and characteristics that make the property eligible for the National