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The building is home to a 1903 Hutchings-Votey gifted to the university by Lucian Sharpe. Today, the organ is the largest remaining Hutchings-Votey organ of its type.<ref name=":0" /> The organ is used for an annual Halloween concert which begins at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Toledano|first=Elizabeth|date=2016-11-02|title=Steinbach plays Halloween Midnight Organ Concert|url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/2016/11/02/steinbach-plays-halloween-midnight-organ-concert/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Brown Daily Herald|language=en-US}}</ref> |
The building is home to a 1903 [[Farrand & Votey Organ Company|Hutchings-Votey]] organ gifted to the university by Lucian Sharpe. Today, the organ is the largest remaining Hutchings-Votey organ of its type.<ref name=":0" /> The organ is used for an annual Halloween concert which begins at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Toledano|first=Elizabeth|date=2016-11-02|title=Steinbach plays Halloween Midnight Organ Concert|url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/2016/11/02/steinbach-plays-halloween-midnight-organ-concert/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Brown Daily Herald|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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=== Portraits === |
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Revision as of 03:05, 14 March 2022
Sayles Memorial Hall | |
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| Location | Brown University Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′35″N 71°24′09″W / 41.82625°N 71.40258°W |
| Built | 1879–1881 |
| Architect | Alpheus C. Morse |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Part of | College Hill Historic District |
Sayles Memorial Hall is a Richardsonian Romanesque hall on the central campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The granite structure was designed by Alpheus C. Morse and constructed from 1879 to 1881.[1]
History
Sayles Hall was built in memoriam of William Clark Sayles, who entered Brown in 1874 and died in 1876.[2] In 1878 Sayles' father gifted the school $50,000 for the construction of a building in his sons' honor “which shall be exclusively and forever devoted to lectures and recitations, and to meetings on academic occasions.”[1]
Structure
The building is constructed of rock-faced Westerly granite with Longmeadow brownstone trim.
The structure follows a T-shaped plan. The front section measures 35 by 75 feet and is topped by a hipped roof; the rear of the building has a gabled roof.[1] The main auditorium of the building is characterized by pine roof trusses.[3]
Organ
The building is home to a 1903 Hutchings-Votey organ gifted to the university by Lucian Sharpe. Today, the organ is the largest remaining Hutchings-Votey organ of its type.[1] The organ is used for an annual Halloween concert which begins at midnight.[4]
Portraits
The main auditorium of the structure is adorned with 35 historical and contemporary portraits of leaders and benefactors of the university.[5] In 1997, a portrait of Sarah Elizabeth Doyle was stolen from the building.[6] In 2016, the university installed a portrait of President Emerita Ruth Simmons, making her the first and only Black woman represented in the collection.[7]
Gallery
References
- ^ a b c d "Encyclopedia Brunoniana | Sayles Hall". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Sayles Hall // Guide to Providence Architecture". guide.ppsri.org. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Makana Tavares '17: Sayles Memorial Hall – Archaeology of Brown University and College Hill". Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Toledano, Elizabeth (2016-11-02). "Steinbach plays Halloween Midnight Organ Concert". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Omori, Maya. "Repainting Tradition: Sayles Hall Portraits". Rhode Tour. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "A Portrait of a Lady Disappears From Brown University". www.chronicle.com. October 3, 1997. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Center, Julianne (2016-01-28). "Simmons portrait hung in Sayles". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
